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Download full textSpiegel, Marilyn R., Ed.; Safrit, R. Dale, Ed. – 1992
These conference proceedings contain abstracts of papers or complete papers that were submitted for presentation, along with descriptions of all workshops from a conference on reaching families and youths who have limited resources. The following are included: "Volunteerism and Limited Resource Audiences" (Safrit, Smith); "Cultural Do's and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Basic Education, Alcoholism, Career Development
Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Home Economics Curriculum Center. – 1993
This reference book is correlated closely with the essential elements prescribed by the State Board of Education in the Texas Administrative Codes for Home Economics. It is organized into 22 chapters that are intended to be used as needed, not in any particular order. Each chapter begins with the essential element(s) and objectives to achieve.…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Course Content, Disabilities, Educational Resources
Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1986
Economic, social, and demographic changes in the last 30 years have resulted in a massive restructuring of the American work force. Consequently, increasing numbers of employees can be expected to experience difficulties balancing family-and-work concerns. There is no consensus in the United States today regarding the responsibility for helping…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Day Care, Employee Assistance Programs, Employment Patterns
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1986
The House Select Committee met to hear testimony of six witnesses from tribes in the Phoenix, Arizona area concerning the status of Native American children and their families. General topics were the nature of existing human service programs, adequacy of federal funding, and magnitude of health and welfare needs. Tom White of the Gila River…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Child Welfare
Massachusetts Commission on Hispanic Affairs, Boston. – 1986
This demographic analysis of the Hispanic community in Massachusetts provides human service and community development organizations, as well as government officials, with program planning and policy formation information. Findings about population trends in the Hispanic community are that Hispanics are the fastest growing group in the American…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Bilingual Education Programs, Compensatory Education
Corfman, Eunice, Ed. – 1979
The second of two volumes, this book contains 21 studies of children and families. Selections, grouped into three sections, are intended to provide a representative sample of current research, including case studies and less formal reports. The first section reports on families in distress. Articles focus on adults who were antisocial children,…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Autism, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse
Brown, Eddie F., Ed.; Shaughnessy, Timothy F., Ed. – 1979
Prepared for social work students and social service providers, this text is designed to help non-Indians expand their understanding of Indian customs, cultures, and life styles with the purpose of achieving greater transcultural appreciation and, consequently, more effective social work practices appropriate to Indian communities. Information is…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Studies, American Indians
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
Erlbach, Arlene – 1996
Recognizing the great variety of families in which children live, this book for children in upper elementary grades and their parents and teachers illustrates that variety through children's personal narratives about their families and descriptions of family activities. Section 1, "Families," presents the narratives of children ages 8 to 18 years…
Descriptors: Activities, Adopted Children, Adoptive Parents, Children
Koefer, Ann M. – 1993
This independent learning packet, which is designed for administrators, teachers, counselors, and tutors in Pennsylvania's Region 7 Tri-Valley Literacy Staff Development area as well as for their adult students, examines the following seven problems encountered by students: the job market, child care, single parenting/parenting skills, divorce,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Agency Role, Alcoholism
Lally, J. Ronald; And Others – 1987
The Syracuse University Family Development Research Program (FDRP), which ran from 1969 to 1975, provided support and day care for five years to very deprived families with newborn children. Participants, recruited in the third trimester of pregnancy, were low-education families with an annual income of less than $5,000, 85 percent of which were…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Child Development, Day Care, Delinquency
Baine, David, Ed.; And Others – 1988
This book contains 23 papers given at a 1987 Edmonton (Canada) conference. Papers have the following titles and authors: "Current Trends and Future Challenges in the Education of Students with Severe Handicaps" (Dick Sobsey); "How Often Do You Need to Collect Student Performance Data? A Study of the Effects of Frequency of Probe Data Collection…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Deaf Blind, Delivery Systems
Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne (Australia). – 1984
Fourth in a series of volumes containing the proceedings of the 1983 Australian Family Research Conference, this publication deals with policies and families in Australia. Papers and authors included are: "Improving Social Security Programs: Some Options and Barriers" (Andrew Burbidge), "Single Parent Families and Social Policies:…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Day Care, Decision Making
Brown, Eddie F.; Shaughnessy, Timothy F. – 1981
Intended for social work students and social service providers, this introductory text has as its primary target audience non-Indian human service providers wishing to expand their appreciation of Indian culture as a means to more effective social work practices appropriate to Indian communities. The text is organized under five sections which…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indians, Caseworker Approach
TIZARD, J. – 1964
FOUR STUDIES OF MENTAL RETARDATION AND AN UNPUBLISHED WORKING PAPER ARE INCLUDED IN THIS BOOK. THE FIRST SECTION REPORTS THE FINDINGS OF A PREVALENCE STUDY OF MENTAL RETARDATION IN LONDON AND MIDDLESEX, WHICH DESCRIBES DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ADMINISTRATIVE PREVALENCE AND TRUE PREVALENCE OF MENTAL SUBNORMALITY. IN THE SECOND STUDY, THE EFFECTS OF…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Community Programs, Community Responsibility, Community Services
