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Peer reviewedJamison, Dean T.; Van der Gaag, Jacques – Economics of Education Review, 1987
Data from a household survey in northwestern China help assess education's impact on employment status and earnings of urban dwellers and on the value of small farm output. As in other developing countries, children of poorly educated, rural-dwelling parents perform less well than those of better educated, urban-dwelling parents. Includes eight…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment
Download full textCooper, Maureen, Ed.; And Others – 1992
This paper contains the text of a keynote speech given at a Study Day attended by older persons and government and industry officials in England, along with summaries of discussion and workshop reports. The keynote speech, "Citizenship, Adult Learning, and Old Age" (Jenny Scribbins), emphasizes the need to recognize the educational…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Caregivers, Citizenship
Altbach, Philip G., Ed.; Johnstone, D. Bruce, Ed. – 1993
This book contains papers presented at a conference focused on the subject of funding for higher education and providing comparative perspectives on, and case studies of, educational financing from around the world. After an introduction by Ernest L. Boyer, the papers and their authors are as follows: "The Costs of Higher Education: Worldwide…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Finance, Educational Trends, Essays
Duskin, Elizabeth, Ed. – 1990
This volume is based on papers presented at a conference of social policy experts that looked at the growth in lone-parent families, the problems that have emerged, and their policy implications. Chapter 1 is an "Overview" (Duskin). Three chapters look at demographic trends over time and over the life-cycle; they are: "Demographic…
Descriptors: Child Custody, Child Support, Day Care, Developed Nations
Bayley, Rosalind, Ed.; Condy, Ann, Ed.; Roberts, Ceridwen, Ed. – 1995
Concerned with the need to assess strategies for dealing with poverty and work concerns and to base British public policy on an appreciation of how different types of families are differentially affected by a changed labor market and an unchanged benefit system, this report compiles proceedings of seminars held in 1994 on the relationship between…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Consumer Economics, Economic Impact, Employed Parents
1976
The report discusses achievements in Sweden's economic and social reforms which have led to an increase in equality. Intended as Sweden's contribution to the exchange of information regarding social welfare action in developed and developing nations, the report is presented in eight chapters. Chapter I enumerates Sweden's policies of welfare,…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Conference Reports, Developed Nations, Economic Climate
Fleer, Marilyn, Ed. – Journal for Australian Research in Early Childhood Education, 1997
This volume consists of selected refereed papers from the fourth annual conference on Australian Research in Early Childhood Education. The papers represent a cross-section of research interests in the field of early childhood education, care, and development. Differing methodologies are also featured in this issue. The papers are: (1)…
Descriptors: Administrators, Art Activities, Child Caregivers, Child Development
Folk, Karen F., Ed. – 1995
This proceedings contains the texts of 5 invited papers and 28 refereed papers. The following are among the papers included: "Consumer Interest in the 1990's and Beyond" (Turner); "Esther Peterson and the Consumer Movement" (Galbraith); "The Public's Right to Government Information" (English); "Partnerships in…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adult Education, Advertising, Consumer Economics
Leech, Irene E., Ed. – Consumer Interests Annual, 1999
This document contains 4 invited papers, 21 refereed papers, 15 reports accompanying refereed posters, 8 reports from invited paper sessions, and 4 reports from invited panel sessions. Selected papers are as follows: "Managed Care Benefits Consumers" (Smith); "The Paradox of Managed Care" (Lieberman); "How Much Is Enough:…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adult Education, Case Studies, Consumer Economics
Danis, Claudia, Ed.; Hrimech, Mohamed, Ed. – 1995
The following papers (with nine in French) are included: "Refocusing the Multicultural Discourse in Adult Education" (Acton); "University Extension and the Service University" (Archer); "Linking Cases to Course Content" (Block); "The Effects of Education on Food Security among Low Income Urban Adults"…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Art Education, Biographies
