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Download full textDiggs, Ruth W.; Roach, Laverdia Taylor, Ed. – 1983
The reduction and prevention of mental retardation and the role of colleges in intervention are addressed in six articles. In "Current Status of Efforts in Prevention of Mental Retardation," Allen C. Crocker includes information on diseases and conditions that contribute to mental retardation. Kermit H. Diggs' article, "Tertiary…
Descriptors: Adolescents, College Instruction, College Role, Delinquency
Smith, Joan M.; And Others – 1984
This 50-state profile identifies and summarizes new laws affecting children and youth that were enacted by the states during the 1984 legislative sessions. The information was gathered through a phone survey of state legislative contacts. The draft report was sent to the 50 state contacts for comment and review. Thus the final report represents a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adoption, Child Abuse, Child Custody
Association of American Colleges, Washington, DC. Project on the Status and Education of Women. – 1978
The contents of this newsletter concern affirmative action and employment, education of women, Title IX, sports, and international news. The following news items are included: pregnancy rulings and the supreme court, the Lamphere sex discrimination case at Brown University, top college administrative jobs filled by white males, college ties with…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Students, Court Litigation, Equal Education
RICHARDSON, ANN – 1966
TO ASSESS THE SHORT RANGE EFFECTS OF PARTICIPATION IN A SPECIAL SCHOOL PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN 1963 FOR PREGNANT SCHOOL AGE GIRLS, INTERVIEWERS IN 1965 OBTAINED INFORMATION FROM 109 GIRLS WHO HAD ATTENDED THE PROGRAM IN ITS FIRST YEAR, 123 GIRLS WHO HAD BEEN REFERRED BUT HAD NOT ATTENDED, AND MOTHERS OF THE GIRLS. THE SPECIAL PROGRAM FOCUSED ON…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes, Black Mothers, Black Youth
Eggland, Carol – 1977
The project reported here was done to design and implement a model curriculum for a nurse refresher course to update the unemployed nurse's knowledge and skills in preparation for a return to employment. This report begins with an abstract of the project, a course evaluation based on the second of two field tests, and a brief course syllabus. The…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Behavioral Objectives, Case Studies
Mott, Frank L.; Shaw, Lois B. – 1978
A study was conducted on the transition to adulthood among women, age fourteen through twenty-four, who were high school dropouts or who did not attend college immediately after high school. Data for 1968-73 was gathered in interviews and from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience. The information obtained was related to the…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Blacks, Child Rearing, Comparative Analysis
Birch, Herbert G.; Gussow, Joan Dye – 1970
This book examines the relationships between poverty, disadvantage, and educational failure in a way considered to be more comprehensive and complex than is possible when such an examination is based solely on a concept of cultural disadvantage and defective experience. The mortality of infants and their mothers around birth, held to be both the…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Body Weight, Child Development, Compensatory Education
Appalachian Regional Commission, Washington, DC. – 1970
Directed toward the improvement of health care for mothers and young children, this report describes a number of comprehensive programs focused on health and reports on projects which have singled out one or more specific maternal or child health services. Included are descriptions of existing community programs for pregnant schoolgirls, health…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Community Programs, Comprehensive Programs, Day Care
Harford-Cecil Supplementary Education Center, Havre de Grace, MD. – 1969
The history and objectives of the Center are reviewed and its work is outlined, including programs for children with learning disabilities and for predelinquent boys and pregnant school age girls. Two cases involving speech training are presented as are descriptions of the communications consultant and resource teachers. Further information covers…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Ancillary School Services, Ancillary Services, Behavior Problems
Peer reviewedLadner, Joyce A. – Urban League Review, 1988
Analyzes the impact of teen pregnancy on the education of Black adolescents. Examines the scope, social context, and consequences of the problem. Notes that many of the successful teenage pregnancy prevention programs have been undertaken by Black organizations as federal support has decreased. (FMW)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Culture, Black Education, Black Leadership
Wakai, Kunio, Ed.; Chen, Shing-Jen, Ed.; Furutsuka, Takashi, Ed.; Shirotani, Yukari, Ed. – 1997
This annual report discusses several topics related to the work of the Research and Clinical Center for Child Development at Hokkaido University in Japan. The articles are: (1) "Heart to Heart (Inter "Jo") Resonance: Taking Japanese Concept of Intersubjectivity Out of Everyday Life" (Shigeru Nakano); (2) "Intersubjectivity…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Development, Child Rearing
Sheriff, Christine M. – 1999
Since 1989, ParentLink has been devoted to supporting Missouri families and children by working with community teams to promote and support parenting efforts through a variety of means. Noting the widespread problem with high-risk behavior among Missouri adolescents and the importance of communication between parents and their adolescents in…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, At Risk Persons
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Clearing House on Population Education and Communication. – 1998
This two-part handbook presents information on educating adolescents about reproductive and sexual health issues. "Book One, Understanding the Adolescents and Their Reproductive and Sexual Health: Guide to Better Educational Strategies" focuses on the demographic profile of adolescents as well as their fertility, sexual behavior,…
Descriptors: Abortions, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescent Development, Adolescents
Murdock, Peggy O'Hara; McClure, Christopher; Lage, Onelia G.; Sarkar, Dilip; Shaw, Kimberly – 1999
The Multimedia Approach to Pregnancy Prevention (MAPP) is an expert intelligence multimedia program administered in outpatient and inpatient clinics in the University of Miami/Jackson Children's Hospital (Florida). The target population for the MAPP program is youths aged 9-14 years, diagnosed with chronic illnesses (asthma, diabetes, and sickle…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Attitude Change, Childhood Attitudes
Peer reviewedCunningham, Peter W.; Boult, Brenda E. – Adolescence, 1996
Asserts black teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases in South Africa are at threatening levels. Outlines selected consequences based on the assertion that teenage pregnancy is multi-causational. Hypothesizes teenage pregnancy needs reexamination in terms of the pheronomal climate's impact on prepuberial girls; and nature's way of…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Births to Single Women, Black Youth, Blacks
