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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1984
Primarily an assessment of current conditions among America's children, youth, families, and of relevant public and private sector policies, this report also contains examples of how families and communities are responding successfully to the challenges before them. Specifically, part I addresses issues of infant mortality; children's health; the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Children, Costs
Vines, C. Austin, Ed.; Anderson, Marvin A., Ed. – 1976
The past, present, and future of the Cooperative Extension Service in America is presented respectively in the three sections of this book, which is a collection of 23 separately authored papers. In the first section, A Proud Heritage, the papers assess some of the reasons agriculture has contributed greatly to the development of America. They…
Descriptors: Administrative Agencies, Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Agriculture
Youssef, Nadia H.; And Others – 1979
Morocco's existing non-formal education programs involving women (Foyers Feminins and Ouvroirs) cater to female adolescents from low-income families and are almost entirely oriented to the teaching of traditional feminine crafts. Efforts are being made by both programs to introduce non-craft training in areas related to the modern economic sector.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Adults, Comparative Analysis
Harter, Charlotte T.; And Others – 1980
The third edition of this catalog, which expands and revises earlier editions, annotates audiovisual items for economic education in kindergarten through college. The purpose of the catalog is to help teachers select sound economic materials for classroom use. A selective listing, the catalog cites over 700 items out of more than 1200 items…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids, Business Cycles
Beauford, E. Yvonne; Walker, Melvin E., Jr. – 1980
The study of families who escaped poverty examined the relationship between possession of selected demographic, resource, social, and value characteristics and economic situation and attempted to determine which traits most significantly affected the ability to escape poverty. From personal interviews with a stratified cross-sectional unrestricted…
Descriptors: Age, Attitudes, Blacks, Cultural Influences
Haertel, Edward H.; Wiley, David E. – 1979
This document presents data on the relative influence of (1) maternal education, (2) race (or ethnicity) and (3) poverty on elementary students' academic achievement. Study results indicate that maternal education has the greatest effect on achievement. The data base is reported as representative of all U.S. children enrolled in public schools,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Economic Factors
Governor's Commission on the Status of Women, Madison, WI. – 1976
The booklet examines economic handicaps faced by homemakers and outlines a program for marital property reform. The document is presented in three chapters. Chapter I stresses the need for marital property reform by presenting case studies of situations in which a wife's contributions to a marriage were unrecompensed. Chapter II presents…
Descriptors: Divorce, Economic Factors, Economic Status, Family (Sociological Unit)
Nasution, S.; Virasai, Banphot, Eds. – 1978
The proceedings of the Regional Institute of Higher Education and Development's seminar and the meaning and implications of social commitment in higher education are reported. The welcoming address (S. Nasution) and the opening address (Y. B. Dato' Murad bin Mohd. Noor) welcome the participants and set the tone for the discussions to follow. The…
Descriptors: College Role, Educational Needs, Educational Responsibility, Health Needs
Zigler, Edward, Ed.; Valentine, Jeanette, Ed. – 1979
This book aims to provide a comprehensive history and analysis of the operation and evolution of Project Head Start. The volume consists of 23 original articles covering program history, the preschool education and developmental components of Head Start, and Head Start program development and evaluation. In Part One, the historical roots of Head…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Career Development, Curriculum Development, Developmental Programs
COBEY, JAMES A.; AND OTHERS – 1963
CALIFORNIA FARM LABOR PROBLEMS INCLUDE LIMITED WORK OPPORTUNITY, LOW EARNINGS, LITTLE ECONOMIC SECURITY, POOR HEALTH, HOUSING, AND EDUCATION, AND UNSAFE WORKING CONDITIONS. REPRESENTATIVES OF ORGANIZED LABOR RECOMMEND ESTABLISHING A STATE MINIMUM WAGE LAW TO COVER ALL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING AGRICULTURAL WORKERS, AND ALSO EXTENDING FEDERAL STATUS TO…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Safety, Braceros, Educational Needs
MCCLOSKEY, ELINOR F. – 1967
THIS DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTERISTICS AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF URBAN DISADVANTAGED PUPILS IS A SYNTHESIS OF 99 RESEARCH REPORTS. THE RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT SUCH CHILDREN LIVE IN A WORLD OF ISOLATION, LIMITED EXPERIENCE, AND REJECTION. HOUSING CONDITIONS, A DEMORALIZING NEIGHBORHOOD, AND A DISORGANIZED FAMILY LIFE ALL CONTRIBUTE TO THE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitudes, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Facilities
REALITY, RESPONSIBILITY AND RESPECT IN THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN FROM FAMILIES WHO FOLLOW THE CROPS.
HEFFERNAN, HELEN – 1964
THE INTERRELATEDNESS OF THE EDUCATION, NUTRITION, HEALTH, CLOTHING, SOCIAL CUSTOMS, AND HOUSING PROBLEMS OF THE MIGRANT CHILD ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE POINT BEING TO SHOW THEIR IMPORTANCE AND THE EFFECT OF THEIR LACK ON A CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT. FURTHER DISCUSSION TAKES UP THE EFFECT OF THESE FACTORS UPON THE CHILD'S PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT AND HIS…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Laborers, Community Responsibility, Cultural Differences
RAMSEY, RALPH J. – 1967
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PUBLICATION WAS TO IDENTIFY POVERTY AND TO DESCRIBE PARTICULAR POVERTY SITUATIONS IN KENTUCKY. POVERTY IS DESCRIBED AS BEING A CONDITION OF DEPRIVATION IN ANY ASPECT OF LIVING WHICH HANDICAPS A PERSON IN ACQUIRING THE GOOD THINGS OF LIFE. FOR MEASURING THE EXTENT OF POVERTY IN KENTUCKY, THE FOLLOWING FACTORS WERE…
Descriptors: Blacks, Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment
Photiadis, John D. – 1980
Pressures on rural Appalachian families to function as an integral part of the larger American society have led to internal discord and a "Culture of Poverty"; consequently, a new vehicle for rural community reorganization is needed, particularly for low-income rural Appalachian communities. An alternative for non-conventional…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Community Development, Cultural Awareness
ELLIOTT, OSBORN – 1967
THIS IN-DEPTH JOURNALISTIC REPORT ON THE CURRENT RACIAL CRISIS ANALYZES THE UNDERLYING CAUSES OF THE RECENT GHETTO RIOTS, THE HOSTILE REACTIONS OF WHITES, AND THE FAILURE OF AMERICANS TO MAKE A TOTAL COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL JUSTICE. THE REPORT REVIEWS THE NEW NEGRO NATIONALISM, CONGRESSIONAL OBJECTIONS TO FURTHER SOCIAL LEGISLATION, AND THE EFFECT OF…
Descriptors: Black Education, Black Organizations, Blacks, Business Responsibility
