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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Finance. – 1987
This document presents the hearings on work and welfare before the Senate Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy of the Committee on Finance. Testimony is presented by expert witnesses, and by individuals and groups with an interest in the welfare of children and families. The following are among the issues addressed: (1) the basic…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Employed Parents
Sreedhar, M. V. – 1985
Even though enrollment in elementary schools and national literacy rates have increased greatly in India since its independence in 1949, the number of dropouts and illiterate individuals will also continue to increase unless the needs of the socially disadvantaged are identified and met. The majority of the dropouts and the illiterates belong to…
Descriptors: Bias, Caste, Educational Needs, Educationally Disadvantaged
Osborn, A. F.; And Others – 1984
This national longitudinal study follows the first 5 years of life of 13,135 children in England, Scotland, and Wales who were born during a single week in April 1970. Part One examines the concept and extent of social inequality in the sample of children and compares the social circumstances of this third cohort with those of the earlier two…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Day Care, Differences, Disadvantaged
Brion-Meisels, Steven; And Others – 1982
This teacher's manual is one volume in a six volume curriculum for the secondary level, designed to provide a systematic, group-oriented approach to decision-making in areas crucial to adolescent development: sexuality and social relationships, drug (substance) use and abuse, work, juvenile law, and people and government. An introductory section…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Contraception, Dating (Social)
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1984
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 19 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the effects of group counseling on junior high remedial readers' self-concepts; (2) dysnomia and its relationship to subtypes of reading disabilities; (3) the…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Annotated Bibliographies, College Students, Compensatory Education
Larson, Carl H. – 1982
Intended as a sourcebook for administrators of rural Iowa schools, this report outlines the development and implementation of a school-to-work transition program for rural youth. Part 1 discusses the need and rationale for a program to facilitate the school-to-work transition. Included among the topics addressed in this discussion are an overview…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Career Education, Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems
Stevens, Joseph H., Jr., Ed.; Mathews, Marilyn, Ed. – 1978
This collection of papers on parent-child relationships consists of three research reports, six research reviews and two position papers on issues critical to research and practice. Papers included were selected on the basis of their relevance to the work of practitioners who counsel parents. The volume's four thematic sections are entitled: (1)…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Birth, Child Development, Child Rearing
Johnson, Kay – 1981
This publication is a guide for teachers who conduct parenthood education classes as part of the secondary consumer and home economics program in Alabama. The parenthood education program guide is divided into four units covering the following competencies: understanding the family; developing maturity and independence; developing parenting…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Birth, Child Abuse, Child Development
Pulu, Tupou L.; Pope, Mary L. – 1981
Sponsored by the Alaska Department of Education and supported by 25 additional organizations and school districts, the Seventh Annual Bilingual-Multicultural Education Conference (1981) was a major activity of the Department, designed to provide training assistance to all persons involved in bilingual-bicultural education programs. The conference…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1978
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 21 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: communications curricula for technical education programs; the recorded oral communication of business students; interactions between parents and speech-language…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annotated Bibliographies, Child Language, Communication Research
Villanueva, Carmelita L.; Arellano-Reyes, Ma. Felicitas – 1976
This paper explores one problem area that hampers the introduction and acceptance of sex education in schools. Specifically, the paper reviews problems related to the human sexuality component of population education programs in the Philippines. Research on the experiences of the Population Education Program (PEP) is discussed, as well as research…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Education, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Course Content
Sinclair, Robert L.; Ghory, Ward J. – 1979
This paper addresses three considerations for curriculum change: a definition of curriculum which considers learning environments, a set of premises to assist in curriculum planning, and suggested curricular priorities. The first section discusses various dimensions of curriculum, including expressed, implied, and emergent (described in more…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development
ELDER, GLEN H., JR. – 1967
AGE-INTEGRATED CLASSES IN A CONTINUATION SCHOOL WERE STUDIED TO FIND THE RESULTING MORAL, SOCIAL, AND ACADEMIC EFFECTS. IT WAS ASSUMED THAT MEANINGFUL CROSS-AGE RELATIONS WOULD OCCUR WITH STATUS EQUALITY, INVOLVEMENT IN THE SAME EDUCATIONAL TASKS, A ONE-TO-ONE AGE RATIO, AND SIMILAR BACKGROUNDS AND ABILITY LEVELS. MOST OF THE ADOLESCENTS HAD BEEN…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Adult Students, Age Groups
Adams, Michael; And Others – 1976
This paper offers an overview of three previous studies based on surveys of almost 1000 Ontario parents, 3500 teachers, and over 6100 students; each of which monitors the participants' experience with and attitudes towards the system of education. The intention of the overview is to assimilate the findings of the previous research into a single…
Descriptors: Accountability, Basic Skills, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Kaufman, Lorraine; Schrut, Albert H. – 1975
This paper summarizes the theoretical frame of reference, structure and function of an experimental program called the Parenting Process Project which has been part of the Child and Family Guidance Unit of the Department of Psychiatry at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles since 1967. The Project combines psychoanalytic and anthropological…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Child Rearing, Discussion Groups
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