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Peer reviewedGold, Rabbi Michael – Adoption Quarterly, 1999
Reviews the Jewish concept of adoption as reflected in Biblical and Talmudic sources. Presents a historic view of adoption in Jewish law, custom, and practice. Concludes that, although Jewish tradition recognizes adoption as the spiritual equivalent of procreation, it also teaches that a child never completely loses his or her birth identity.…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Children, Judaism
Direct linkComacchio, Anna; Scapolan, AnnaChiara – Education + Training, 2004
The diffusion process of e-learning has been, in recent years, at the centre of several studies. These researches focused mainly on the USA case, where there has been an exponential adoption both in the public and private sectors. From this perspective the paper would give a contribution to understand the diffusion process of e-learning in a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adoption, Educational Technology
Peer reviewedFreundlich, Madelyn; Heffernan, Maureen; Jacobs, Jill – Child Welfare, 2004
As the population of children in foster care has increased and more children are freed for adoption, foster and adoptive families are needed in ever increasing numbers. One avenue for expanding the pool of families is through placement of children with families in other counties and states. This article considers the policy and practice…
Descriptors: Placement, Counties, Adoption, Foster Care
Munro, Carol – Exceptional Parent, 2006
Paul Muessig, an Advanced Technology Integrator with the Marine Corps Systems Command in Quantico, Virginia, and his wife Brenda were parents of three grown daughters--Laura, Elizabeth, and Hannah, now 21, 20 and 19 years old--when they decided they hadn't had their fill of raising children. So, nearly empty nesters, they decided to adopt four…
Descriptors: Adoption, Children, Down Syndrome, Spouses
Moran, Mark; Hawkes, Mark; El Gayar, Omar – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2010
Many educational institutions have implemented ubiquitous or required laptop, notebook, or tablet personal computing programs for their students. Yet, limited evidence exists to validate integration and acceptance of the technology among student populations. This research examines student acceptance of mobile computing devices using a modification…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Computer Uses in Education, Adoption (Ideas), Technology Integration
Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J.; Bos, Karen; Bunkers, Kelley McCreery; Dobrova-Krol, Natasha A.; Engle, Patrice L.; Fox, Nathan A.; Gamer, Gary N.; Goldman, Philip; Groark, Christina J.; Greenberg, Aaron; Grotevant, Harold D.; Groza, Victor K.; Gunnar, Megan R.; Johnson, Dana E.; Juffer, Femmie; Kreppner, Jana M.; Le Mare, Lucy; McCall, Robert B.; Muhamedrahimov, Rifkat J.; Nelson, Charles A., III; Palacios, Jesus; Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J. S.; Steele, Howard; Steele, Miriam; Tieman, Wendy; van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.; Verhulst, Frank C.; Vorria, Panayiota; Zeanah, Charles H. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 2011
This monograph reviews literature pertaining to children without permanent parents. Chapters review (1) the development of children while institutional residents; (2) the development of postinstitutionalized children transitioned to family environments (i.e., adoption); the effects of institutionalization on (3) attachment behaviors, (4) physical…
Descriptors: Evidence, Childrens Rights, Child Welfare, Young Children
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. – 1997
In this report, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs reports favorably on Senate Bill 569 to amend the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) of 1978 and recommends its passage with an amendment. In enacting ICWA, Congress sought to: (1) protect the relationship between Indian children and their parents; (2) affirm the tribal right to participate…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, American Indians, Child Welfare
Peer reviewedBergquist, Kathleen Ja Sook; Campbell, Mary E.; Unrau, Yvonne A. – Adoption Quarterly, 2003
Explored the transracial adoption experiences of Caucasian parents adopting children from Korea, comparing mothers' and fathers' perceptions regarding reasons for adopting, family adjustment related to the adoption, and racial identity of adoptees. Found that mothers' and fathers' perceptions were more similar than different, and parents…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Adoptive Parents, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedFenster, Judy – Adoption Quarterly, 2002
Assessed attitudes of U.S. social workers regarding transracial adoption (TRA), specifically black children being adopted by white parents. Found that white social workers were more in favor of TRA than black social workers. African American respondents who were members of the National Association of Black Social Workers had less favorable…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Adoptive Parents, Black Youth
Peer reviewedPark, Shelley M.; Green, Cheryl Evans – Adoption Quarterly, 2000
Examines empirical studies purporting to demonstrate that transracial adoption may positively benefit children of color, particularly Black children. Argues that several methodological difficulties exist in these studies, and describes the Eurocentric bias of legal and scientific assessments of children's well-being and adjustment. (JPB)
Descriptors: Adoption, Blacks, Child Welfare, Emotional Adjustment
Peer reviewedAltstein, Howard; And Others – Child Welfare, 1994
Social work students interviewed 29 adult foreign-born adoptees and 23 of their adoptive parents. Describes demographics of the participants, and summarizes and discusses their responses to questions about personal, family, and social adjustment. Students emphasized the importance of social workers' sensitivity and self-awareness when dealing with…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Adoptive Parents, Adult Children
Peer reviewedTrolley, Barbara C.; And Others – Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 1995
Families who adopt children internationally are faced with not only the acknowledgement of the adoption but also the recognition of the child's birth culture. Thirty-four families were surveyed to assess issues regarding the relevance, frequency, and means of acknowledgement of the adoption and of the birth culture. Findings suggest ways adoption…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Adoptive Parents, Biological Parents
Vengerov, Alexander – American Journal of Business Education, 2009
The growing sensitivity of various systems and parts of industry, society, and even everyday individual life leads to the increased volume of changes and needs for adaptation and learning. This creates a new situation where learning from being purely academic knowledge transfer procedure is becoming a ubiquitous always-on essential part of all…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Learning Processes, Educational Change, Organizational Change
Hollingshead, Barbara – NASSP Bulletin, 2009
Hall and Hord's (2005) concerns-based adoption model (CBAM) served as the framework to study a districtwide implementation of Rachel's Challenge in Rockwall, Texas. This article describes CBAM principles and strategies that were used to increase awareness of the change process during the first year of implementing the character education program.…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Values Education, Educational Change, Barriers
Hwa-Froelich, Deborah A. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2009
Approximately 20,000 children are adopted from foreign countries each year. Of these children, approximately 46% are adopted before they are 12 months old and 43% are adopted between 1 and 4 years of age. The development of children adopted from abroad before or by 2 years of age is the focus of this article. Given the impoverished language input…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Intervention, Toddlers, Infants
