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Direct linkThomas Downes Ed.; Kieran M. Killeen Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2024
Faced with the problem of how to measure the magnitude of economic disadvantage in the populations served by schools or districts, researchers addressing school finance topics have invariably turned to the fraction of students eligible for free- or reduced-lunches (FRPL). But the facile dependence on FRPL may be problematic. A large and growing…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Low Income Students, Measurement Techniques, Lunch Programs
Soares, Joseph A., Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2020
This update to "SAT Wars" provides new evidence in the case against standardized college entry tests, including the experiences of test-optional colleges. "The Scandal of Standardized Tests" sheds significant light on key problems such as: (1) Are the tests stronger proxies for race and family income today than they were 20…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Standardized Tests, Culture Fair Tests, Race
Duncan, Greg J., Ed.; Murnane, Richard, Ed. – Russell Sage Foundation, 2011
As the incomes of affluent and poor families have diverged over the past three decades, so too has the educational performance of their children. But how exactly do the forces of rising inequality affect the educational attainment and life chances of low-income children? In "Whither Opportunity?" a distinguished team of economists,…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Community Characteristics, Neighborhoods, Behavior Problems
Peer reviewedSalmon, Harold E. – Counseling and Values, 1980
There is a need to develop strategies for providing guidance and counseling services for the elderly. With increase in numbers and life span of older adults, counselors can help improve their quality of life through leisure counseling, group therapy, retirement, and educational programs. (JAC)
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Delivery Systems, Family Income, Gerontology
Download full textMaynard, Rebecca; And Others – 1990
The three papers in this briefing provide guidance for planners and program designers responding to the child care challenges of the 1990s. Rebecca Maynard explores the child care market for low-income parents, finding that even though family day care is plentiful in low-income areas, child care centers operate at or near capacity, and neither…
Descriptors: Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality, Family Income
Woessmann, Ludger, Ed.; Peterson, Paul E., Ed. – MIT Press, 2007
Leading researchers from the United States and Europe report on new findings on the effect of education on equal opportunity, using economic and statistical techniques to assess the results of education policy reform in countries including the United States, Britain, Sweden, Germany, and Italy. Much educational research today is focused on…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Educational Policy, Educational Change, Educational Opportunities
Koppelman, Jane, Ed. – 2000
This collection of snapshots examines the well-being of America's children and adults through the lens of the 1999 National Survey of America's Families. Snapshots include: "Foreword: Snapshots of America's Families II: A View of the Nation and 13 States from the National Survey of America's Families" (Alyssa Wigton and Alan Weil);…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Adolescents, Adults, Child Behavior
McLanahan, Sara; And Others – 1985
Five papers which criticize Charles Murray's book, "Losing Ground: American Social Policy 1950-1980" are presented in this report. In general, the papers dispute Murray's thesis that the poor did not benefit from social policies but were, instead, substantially harmed by these programs. The papers (and their authors) are: (1)…
Descriptors: Blacks, Crime, Economic Factors, Economically Disadvantaged
McQuillan, Lawrence J., Ed. – 2003
This collection of papers explains why deep reforms are necessary if today's children are to reach their full potential as productive, independent, and responsible adults. The papers are: (1) "Orphanages as Villages" (Richard B. McKenzie); (2) "Medicating Children" (Linda Gorman); (3) "Government Drug Pushers and the…
Descriptors: Adoption, Child Welfare, Children, Debt (Financial)
Danziger, Sheldon H., Ed.; And Others – 1994
Trends in poverty and income inequality and potential solutions for such social problems are discussed. The complicated attitudes of the general public toward public policy and social problems are reviewed, with an emphasis on the persistence and intergenerational transmission of poverty, the extent of welfare dependence, and the emergence of an…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Kamerman, Sheila B., Ed.; Hayes, Cheryl D., Ed. – 1982
The papers in this book investigate the current state of knowledge about how families, various formal and informal community institutions, the workplace, and the marketplace have adapted to changing patterns of labor force participation and related changes in family structure and with what consequences for children. The book is divided into three…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Child Development, Child Rearing
Peer reviewedJournal of Blacks in Higher Education, 1994
Presents statistics on a variety of subjects related to blacks in higher education: (1) survey statistics from the 25 highest-ranked national colleges and universities; (2) effects of actions of the mass media; (3) influence of intact families on black higher education; (4) how affirmative action encourages blacks to attend college; and (5) black…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Colleges, Black Students, College Admission
Hayes, Cheryl D., Ed.; Kamerman, Sheila B., Ed. – 1983
This report, a continuation of "Families That Work: Children in a Changing World," presents six papers which examine the effects of working parents on the socialization and intellectual development of children. Data were obtained from approximately 75 sources which met the following criteria: information from two or more relevant domains…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Child Development, Child Rearing
McLoyd, Vonnie C., Ed.; Hill, Nancy E., Ed.; Dodge, Kenneth A., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2005
This volume brings together leading experts from different disciplines to offer new perspectives on contemporary African American families. A wealth of knowledge is presented on the heterogeneity of Black family life today; the challenges and opportunities facing parents, children, and communities; and the impact on health and development of key…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Public Policy, Cultural Differences, Sociocultural Patterns
Booth, Alan, Ed.; Crouter, Ann C., Ed.; Shanahan, Michael J., Ed. – 1999
This book contains 17 papers devoted to the following four aspects of the transition to adulthood: effects of alterations in the structure of opportunity; effects of prior experiences in the family; effects of prior experience in the workplace; and career development and marriage formation during a period of rising inequality. The following papers…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Beliefs
