Written by one of three members of Institute of Medicine's Committee on Health Care for Homeless who did not sign "Health Care for the Homeless," controversial supplementary statement to Committee's report, "Homelessness, Health and Human Needs." Explains reasons for not signing and argues that health care problems of homeless…

Lists materials which have been proven successful in helping students appreciate the extent of the U.S. interconnectedness with developing nations. Provides critiques of resources that have the potential for stimulating consideration of ways in which international development might be aided. Considers books, audiovisual materials, classroom…

Reviews a book that describes changes affecting rural America including the farm crisis, growing poverty, and in-migration of those who contribute little to the local economy. Addresses implications for rural service delivery and government policy. (LP)

Writing instruction featuring pedagogical principles based on a sociocognitive model was investigated with 26 fourth-grade and 16 sixth-grade classrooms (1,123 students). More than 40% of the variance in posttest writing quality scores was accounted for by adherence to the model. (SLD)

Describes a library in Scotland that is specifically for teenagers in an economically depressed area. Highlights include differences from traditional libraries, including noise level, music, snacks, computer games, videos and other media, and subject categories rather than traditional classification systems; and user involvement, including a…

Among 385 low-income households studied in Maine, three-quarters of households with children under 12 were hungry or at risk of hunger; significant sociodemographic differences existed between urban and rural low-income households; and rural households were more likely than urban households to be income-eligible but not participating in federal…

The proposed revision of the methodology for measuring poverty in the United States would put the nonmetropolitan poverty rate lower than the metropolitan rate, a reversal due mostly to the cost-of-housing adjustment. Details projected changes in the measured poverty of nonmetropolitan and metropolitan population groups. (TD)

Proposes an alternative conceptual framework for social work practice. Describes the present model as lacking a clear, easily articulated identity. Details social problems, including family structure changes, mental illness, physical disability, delinquency, and poverty. Provides key steps to alleviating these problems, emphasizing more active…

Long-term intellectual and academic benefits related to an early childhood educational intervention, the Carolina Abecedarian Project, were found for 93 students from low-income families (98% African American). Results from 7 to 10 years after intervention supported the relative efficacy of preschool treatment over that given in early elementary…

Presents poverty statistics from the report of the Rural Sociological Society's Task Force on Persistent Rural Poverty. Discusses who the rural poor are, recaps the history of government policies affecting rural poverty, and touches upon 10 theories that attempt social, economic, and educational explanations of why poverty is so persistent in…

Caring Start is a mobile-clinic program that provides prenatal care, well-baby clinics, childhood immunizations, counseling services, and contraceptives to rural poor families in northwest Pennsylvania. Before the mobile clinic, many rural women (mostly teenagers) went without prenatal health care due to lack of transportation. (LP)

Introduces a collection of articles that critically examines the assumption that privatization is an effective means to increase competition, improve educational achievement, and provide a cure for the national decline in the American standard of living. The historical and political backgrounds of privatization are discussed, along with a summary…

Examines Canadian child care and child care policy in light of four goals: alleviating poverty, fostering equality for women, providing early education and child development services, and promoting economic well-being. Examples are provided to show the practical application of policy to meet each of the goals. An analysis of current child care…

Reviews and critically analyzes the book, "The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life." The author discusses cultural bias in intelligence tests, the errors made in assessing the cognitive abilities of blacks, and the negative effects stemming from belonging to the underclass in American society. (GR)

Reviews 30 years of research, concentrating on ongoing reform initiatives and 18 programs designated as effective with at-risk students. Identifies broad, overarching conditions essential for transporting isolated successes to all schools serving at-risk students. Outlines key characteristics of two promising models: community in schools and…