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Ooms, Theodora; Herendeen, Lisa – 1989
This document contains a summary of a policy seminar, "Family Centered Social Policy: The Emerging Agenda," a background briefing report on the seminar, and a 50-item reference list. The first section summarizes presentations by K. M. Harris on a Baltimore study of teen mothers' welfare experience; Robert Lerman on young fathers; and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Early Parenthood, Employment Programs, Family Life Education
Luthra, Pran Nath, Ed. – 1977
This collection of conference proceedings contains the opening speeches, committee reports and resource papers on four topics: promoting the integrity of the family; meeting the minimum needs of the family; the role of self-preservation and promotion of the family; and intervention techniques of social workers in favor of rural and urban families.…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Family Problems, Family Programs, Family (Sociological Unit)
Delaware Univ., Newark. Cooperative Extension Service. – 1979
These proceedings summarize the important ideas discussed in various workshops of a Delaware forum on the changing nature of the American family. The contents include an opening statement by the Governor of Delaware; a transcript of a panel discussion of lobbying and obtaining grants and other types of funding; a brief address from a…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Rearing, Day Care, Family Problems
Benjamin, L. Ann, Ed.; Lord, Jerome, Ed. – 1996
This document contains 10 commissioned papers presented at a research design symposium on family literacy. It also contains a summary of the symposium, which was structured around five themes: assumptions and perceptions about family literacy; what we know from research and practice and how we know it; defining the characteristics of family…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Orthner, Dennis K., Ed.; Chandler, Barbara A., Ed. – 1980
These proceedings of a pre-conference workshop on the quality of family life in the military begin with an overview and the texts of the introduction to the workshop. Three presentations providing an orientation to military family programs and policies are included. Enrichment and support needs of military families and research needs of military…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Change Strategies, Counseling
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1995
The Malta World NGO Forum, which launched the International Year of the Family (IYF) 1994 presented many views supporting the theme of promoting families for the well-being of individuals and societies. This theme reflected the opinion that IYF should be an opportunity to integrate the achievements for family members of previous United Nations…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Family Life, Family Literacy, Family Problems
Gallagher, James J., Ed.; Fullager, Patricia K., Ed. – 1992
This paper reports on a symposium of experts in child and family development and health care which met to discuss integrated systems of services. The symposium was part of the Carolina Policy Studies Program which is addressing policy implementation of Part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The paper notes IDEA's…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Change Strategies, Child Development, Delivery Systems
1990
This document reports on a symposium that was held to begin to shape a national policy on delivery of services to children at risk and their families, and to develop guidelines for future collaborative efforts between representatives from the health and education professional communities. The symposium explored innovative ways to integrate and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, At Risk Persons, Child Health, Delivery Systems