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Download full textWaxman, Rebecca – 1980
This document contains fact sheets on four contemporary issues related to young people, (1) teenage pregnancy, (2) juvenile delinquency, (3) youth tutoring of youth, and (4) youth advocacy. The sheet on teenage pregnancy presents statistics on the teenage birth rate, discusses financial and educational problems faced by teenage parents, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Advocacy, Delinquency, Minority Group Children
ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education, New York, NY. – 1986
This bibliography provides brief annotations of 12 journal articles, project reports, and books on programs for dropout pregnant and parenting adolescents. Most of the documents cited describe particular programs in American cities. (KH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Early Parenthood
Muccigrosso, Lynne; And Others – 1991
This booklet addresses the plight of pregnant teenagers and teenage parents, especially those in special education, and the role of program developers and practitioners in responding to their educational needs. After a brief introduction, a research synthesis notes similarities of predictors, extent, and consequences of teenage pregnancy and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Parenthood, Family Life Education, Mental Retardation
Danziger, Sandra; Farber, Naomi – 1990
This digest reviews trends in adolescent sexual activity and discusses conceptual and programmatic approaches to pregnancy prevention. It discusses a pregnant adolescent's choices for resolving an unplanned pregnancy (i.e. abortion, adoption, keeping the baby, and marriage), and the challenges faced by teenage parents. The final section touches on…
Descriptors: Abortions, Adolescents, Birth Rate, Contraception
Colker, Laura J., Ed. – 1997
Founded by the federal government in 1966 as an educational research documentation network, the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) has evolved in both scope and philosophy over the past years. This publication is a tribute to the ERIC program as it enters its fourth decade. The contents, which were chosen to chronicle the progress of…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Bilingual Education, Child Welfare, Early Parenthood
Cunningham, Chris, Comp. – 2003
This document presents an outline of a number of social, economic, and demographic trends that influence the effectiveness of instruction and the social development of youth across the country. It contains numbers and statistics, recommendations, and implications, along with 30 references. The document covers trends in the following areas: (1)…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, At Risk Persons, Birth Rate, Births to Single Women
Lumsden, Linda, Comp.; Coffey, Elizabeth, Comp. – 2001
Schools are very sensitive to the rapid social, economic, and demographic changes that the United States is presently undergoing. They are at a disadvantage compared to most other social institutions because, in serving a younger population, they have less lead time to prepare for changes in the complexion of society. Young people in today's world…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Drug Abuse
