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McCloskey, Donna, Ed. – Transition, 1997
This quarterly journal issue (in English and French versions) includes the following articles: (1) "Canada's Kids: Thriving? Or Just Surviving?" (McCloskey, Donna), an overview of the latest research on the well-being of Canada's children; (2) "The Fence at the Edge of the Cliff: Approaching Family Policy in Canada" (Mirabelli,…
Descriptors: Children, Family Life, Family Programs, Family (Sociological Unit)
Moreno Garcia, Teresa, Ed. – Espacio para la Infancia, 2001
This Spanish- and Portuguese-language bulletin is a follow-up to No. 15 (PS 030 558), which examined some Effectiveness Initiative (EI) projects. This issue presents some beginning efforts to reflect on what has been learned through EI and to draw conclusions. The articles cover the results of EI projects from such angles as their relations with…
Descriptors: Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Family Work Relationship, Foreign Countries
Stern, Susan – Basis-Info, 1997
In 1977, when women in West Germany (the Fedeal Republic of Germany) got the legal right to be employed outside the family against their husband's will, paragraph 1356 of the Civil Code, defining housework as the woman's duty, was abolished. Until then, heavy social pressure kept women close to home; in most cases, the choice of an outside…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Family Work Relationship, Foreign Countries
Goetz, Kathy, Ed. – Family Resource Coalition Report, 1995
The articles in this journal, which is dedicated to the family support field, include such topics as: (1) creating links between family support and early childhood education programs; (2) the challenges facing grandparent caregivers; (3) the problems endemic in social services for infants, toddlers, and their families; (4) the use of the internet…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Family Caregivers, Family Programs, Family School Relationship
Theilheimer, Ish, Ed.; Eisner, Kathy, Ed. – Transition, 1996
This publication, in English and French, reports on the work-family conflict in Canada, gauges progress over the past decade, and examines how views have changed. The following articles are featured: (1) "Caution: Families at Work" (Ish Theilheimer), an examination of current workplace innovations, viewpoints of employers and employees,…
Descriptors: Children, Dual Career Family, Employed Parents, Employee Attitudes
Equity Issues, 1997
This issue contains three fact sheets covering the impact of child care on work, the impact of family on work, and the impact of work on family. They are meant to be given to community and business leaders, employers, school board members, legislators, local community agency staff, and other individuals who desire a productive workforce. Each of…
Descriptors: Adults, Day Care, Employed Parents, Employer Supported Day Care
Statistics in Focus: Population and Social Conditions, 1997
This newsletter focuses on the division of family responsibilities in European households, which is based on results of the European Community Household Panel, a multi-dimensional survey covering several subjects, including demographic and employment characteristics. The survey was based on a questionnaire adapted by various national data…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Child Rearing, Day Care, Employed Parents
Lombardi, Joan; Poppe, Julie – State Legislative Report, 2001
Noting that increasing numbers of infants and toddlers and their working parents face a range of early care and development needs, this paper suggests that by establishing high quality child care and family support services, state legislatures can help families and caregivers nurture the development of infants while helping parents manage work.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Caregivers, Child Health, Child Safety
Valentine, Tom, Ed.; Sandlin, Jenny, Ed. – Beyond Basic Skills, 1997
This document, which was written for adult educators in Georgia, offers instructional plans and practical strategies for helping students in adult literacy, adult basic education, General Educational Development, and English-as-a-second-language programs explore the world of work. The document begins with a discussion of the two major ways adult…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Attitude Change
Oshinsky, Carole J., Ed. – The Forum, 2003
This document contains the 2003 issues of a quarterly newsletter encouraging collaborative research and informed policy on welfare reform and focusing on use of an on-line database of child welfare research projects, as well as on research and policy issues related to implementation studies, indicators of well-being, and administrative data. Each…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Children, Client Attitudes (Human Services), Data Collection