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Direct linkde Schipper, J. Clasien; Van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.; Tavecchio, Louis W. C. – Social Development, 2004
Mothers and primary professional caregivers of 186 children, aged 6-30 months, participated in this study in which a new measure for daily stability in center day care was developed, describing staffing, grouping, and program features. Relative contributions of infants' daily experiences of care stability, quality of care, and mother's daily…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Mothers, Caregivers, Child Behavior
Foster, Mindi D.; Dion, Kenneth L. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2003
Three studies examined whether personality-based hardiness would be associated with mental health benefits in contexts of gender discrimination. Hardy women encountering both a laboratory simulation and a hypothetical scenario of discrimination showed greater self-esteem and less negative affect than low hardy women. However, these benefits were…
Descriptors: Females, Self Efficacy, Gender Discrimination, Well Being
Nachshen, J. S.; Minnes, P. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2005
Background: Despite the widespread use of the term "empowerment" in clinical literature to describe both a desirable process and the outcome of service delivery, the term remains more of a theoretical than practical construct. This study examined the factors that contribute to empowerment in parents of school-aged children with and without…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Behavior Problems, Empowerment, Elementary School Students
Download full textFuture of Children, 2004
To provide an array of perspectives about policies needed to serve the growing number of children of immigrant families in the U.S., experts across various organizations and backgrounds were asked to respond to this question: "How should policymakers, advocates, stakeholders, and practitioners respond strategically and proactively to demographic…
Descriptors: Child Health, Immigrants, Helping Relationship, Productivity
Trask, Bahira Sherif; Taliaferro, Jocelyn D.; Wilder, Margaret; Jabbar-Bey, Raheemah – Journal of Family Social Work, 2005
The results of a qualitative study funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation indicate that a promising path to improving the lives of disadvantaged families is through more holistic, comprehensive approaches to family support. These approaches combine traditional family support activities with the development of human and economic capital. The…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Family Programs, Comprehensive Programs, Children
Allen, Louisa – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2005
How do young people conceptualise "effective" sexuality education? This paper explores 16-year-old to 19-year-old New Zealanders' vision of effective sexuality education as it emerges in answers to a survey question about improving programmes at secondary school. Young people's responses suggest that their view of what makes sexuality…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Pregnancy, Young Adults, Sexuality
Bohus, Steve; Woods, Robert H., Jr.; Chan, K. Caleb – Christian Higher Education, 2005
The current study sought to identify factors which contribute to Psychological Sense of Community (PSC) among students on religious collegiate campuses within the Christian Evangelical tradition. The researchers examined responses from 596 undergraduate students at 11 Christian colleges and universities nationwide. The results support the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Campuses, Church Related Colleges, Community Change
Cook, Traci; Blachman, Dara; Dye, Jane; Macartney, Suzanne; Lukacs, Susan; Howie, LaJeana; Kena, Grace; Sonnenberg, William; Axelrad, Daniel; Steffen, Barry; Truman, Jennifer; Cotto, Jessica; Jekielek, Susan; Mueggenborg, Mary; Coleman-Jensen, Alisha; Denton, Stephanie; Avenevoli, Shelli; Singleton, James; Knighton, Cindi; Han, Beth; O'Connell, Kellie; Guenther, Patricia; Hiza, Hazel; Kuczynski, Kevin; Koegel, Kristin; Radel, Laura – Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2011
"America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2011" is a compendium of indicators depicting both the promises and the challenges confronting our Nation's young people. The report, the 15th in an ongoing series, presents 41 key indicators on important aspects of children's lives. These indicators are drawn from the most…
Descriptors: Adoption, Social Indicators, Social Environment, Physical Environment
Doherty, Cait – Child Care in Practice, 2009
This article summarizes an original conference, organised by the Child Care Research Forum (http://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/ccrf/), which brought together experts from all over Northern Ireland to showcase some of the wealth of research with children and young people that is going on in the country today. Developed around the six high-level outcomes of…
Descriptors: Clergy, Educational Research, Children, Youth
Ntinas, K. M.; Neila, A.; Nikolaidou, E.; Papadimitriou, S.; Papadopoulou, I.; Fasoulas, A.; Hatzikonstantinidis, C. – Behavior Analyst Today, 2006
Research evidence from several educational systems indicates that students with developmental disabilities who exhibit challenging behaviors are in the bottom of the agenda as candidates for inclusion. The present investigation of the perspectives of 85 Greek teachers in primary education indicates that they are in need of training that it will…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Well Being, Peer Acceptance
Rushton, Alan; Dance, Cherilyn – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To discover the outcomes for children placed late for adoption (between 5 and 11 years old) from public care and to establish which factors predict poorer outcome. Method: Data were collected prospectively (1993-2003) from a representative sample of domestic U.K. adoptive placements (N = 108) at the start of placement, at 1 year, and 6…
Descriptors: Siblings, Placement, Adoption, Social Services
Faulkner, S; Hendry, L. B.; Roderique, L; Thomson, R. – Health Education Journal, 2006
Objective: The aim of this paper was to investigate drinking patterns, attitudes towards drinking and predictors of binge drinking as well as negative consequences of binge drinking in students. Design & Method: Data was collected by questionnaire from 261 students living on campus at one Welsh university. Results: The results showed that…
Descriptors: Intervention, Drug Use, Drinking, Sexuality
Gitlin, Laura N.; Reever, Karen; Dennis, Marie P.; Mathieu, Esther; Hauck, Walter W. – Gerontologist, 2006
Purpose: This study examined the short- and long-term effects of Adult Day Services Plus (ADS Plus), a low-cost care management intervention designed to enhance family caregiver well-being, increase service utilization, and decrease nursing home placement of impaired older adults enrolled in adult day care. Design and Methods: We used a…
Descriptors: Intervention, Caregivers, Social Work, Referral
Appleton, Simon; Collier, Paul – 1995
This chapter discusses the benefits and feasibility of targeting public resources and services to females. An overview of gender differences in welfare in various countries examines household expenditures, food consumption, mortality, health care, morbidity, education, and leisure, and finds few generalizations across countries. However, there is…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Developing Nations, Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
McDonald, Thomas P.; And Others – 1996
This book reviews the findings of 29 studies published between 1960 and 1992 on the impact of childhood out-of-home care on adults' self-sufficiency, adjustment, family and social support, and personal well-being. Section 1, "Out-of-Home Care and Out-of-Home Care Studies," introduces the study and presents the history of out-of-home care…
Descriptors: Adults, Followup Studies, Foster Care, Foster Family
