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McBroom, Elizabeth, Ed. – Social Work Papers, 1981
The nine papers in this collection are directed toward aspects of family treatment in social work practice. Ranging in focus across the life span from infants to older adults and including material about minority group families in America, all of the papers discuss current practices and programs. The first paper discusses primary prevention…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcoholism, Asian Americans, Child Abuse
Coleman, Ann; And Others – 1978
An interdisciplinary course on women and identity for college-level women's studies instructors is presented. Materials for the course are taken from myth, psychology, sociology, feminism, art, and other disciplines. It is divided into seven units: sexuality, fertility, work and family, fear and envy, women's networks, individuality, and social…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Contraception, Family (Sociological Unit), Fear
Scherer, Jacqueline; And Others – 1981
This is the second of a four-part study on the function of social networks in school community relations in Pontiac, Michigan. This volume consists of a 20th century social, economic, and demographic history of Pontiac, focusing on (1) the role of the auto industry in forming the socioeconomic character of the city, and (2) race relations. Then…
Descriptors: Blacks, Busing, Economic Development, Economic Factors
Yoder, Janice D. – 1984
Potential pitfalls for women pursuing academic careers in psychology as they make the transition from graduate student to assistant professor are discussed, along with ways to avoid or minimize some of these difficulties. Basic statistics on women's representation in the profession are examined, including two common explanations of the data.…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Career Ladders, Change Strategies, College Faculty
Starrett, Richard A.; And Others – 1983
The study examined relationships among factors influencing utilization of social services by Hispanic elderly, particularly factors categorized as: (1) informal, such as support groups of family, kin, neighbors, friends, and (2) quasi-formal, such as church groups. Thirty-seven variables and data selected from a 1979-80 15-state survey of 1,805…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Church Programs, Community Services, Family Role
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Levesque, Nancy – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2004
Today's librarians must create an engaging setting for teaching and learning by offering a welcoming library space, a wealth of online resources, combined with librarians' expertise and collaborative instruction programs. Rapid advances in information technologies, new methods of teaching and learning, and the changing makeup of university student…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Library Services, Library Development
Kerka, Sandra – 2003
The concept of social capital refers to the resources of networks, norms or shared values, and trust to which individuals have access as community members. A reason to consider intergenerational learning in the context of social capital is awareness of unequal access to positive social capital and the risk that social exclusion and disadvantage…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Differences, Attitude Change, Demonstration Programs
Voices for Children in Nebraska, Omaha. – 2001
A study examined the unique conditions affecting quality of life for low-income rural children and their families in Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Qualitative data were gathered from 11 focus groups conducted in a variety of rural communities, including tribal reservations, across the three states, and from interviews with professional…
Descriptors: Brain Drain, Child Welfare, Employment Opportunities, Family Work Relationship
New Media Consortium, 2005
This second edition of the New Media Consortium's (NMC) annual "Horizon Report" describes the continuing work of the Horizon Project, a research-oriented effort that seeks to identify and describe emerging technologies likely to have a large impact on teaching, learning, or creative expression within higher education. Drawing on an ongoing series…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Higher Education, Distance Education, Enrichment Activities
Grundmann, Matthias – 1997
This longitudinal study investigated the influence of social class and family socialization on the development of cognitive competence, educational performance, and academic attainment; the interdependencies between the development of cognitive competence and educational performance; and the impact of social class, family socialization, cognitive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Rearing, Cognitive Development, Discipline
Istance, David, Comp.; Kobayashi, Mariko, Comp. – 2003
This book contains a collection of papers from the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development's Schooling for Tomorrow project. The first part contains papers on networks and governance in schooling as follows: "Networking in Society, Organisations and Education" (Hans F. van Aalst); "Schooling for Tomorrow: Networks of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation, Educational Planning
Brittain, Carmina – 2002
This book examines the interactions of Mexican and Chinese immigrant students with other students from the same country (co-nationals) and their exchanges of information about experiences in U.S. schools. Research focused on 74 Chinese and 78 Mexican immigrant students, aged 11-17, in Boston and the San Francisco Bay Area, who received…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Chinese Americans, Hispanic American Students, Immigrants
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Kenny, Maureen E.; Stryker, Sonia – Journal of College Student Development, 1996
Examined social network characteristics of 218 college freshmen. Subjects were of European American descent or of ethnically and racially diverse backgrounds (African American, Hispanic, Native American and Asian American). The study associated social adjustment with family support characteristics for the racially and ethnically diverse students…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Students, Diversity (Institutional), Diversity (Student)
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Singh, Anup K.; Pandey, Janak – Journal of Social Psychology, 1990
Investigates how poverty, perceived economic status, coping, and defense behaviors interrelate. Asks if social support moderates this relationship, using sample consisting of 150 Indian men. Finds that perceived economic status is dependent on physical environment and income. Concludes that poverty made coping and defense behaviors more difficult,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavioral Science Research, Coping, Defense Mechanisms
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Olzewski-Kubilius, Paula; And Others – Roeper Review, 1994
This article extends the ideas of social support systems to giftedness and disadvantagement, and presents examples of two intervention programs for talented, economically disadvantaged children--the Epstein Fine Arts Fund, and SMART (Science and Mathematics Advocacy and Recruitment for Teaching), both in Chicago, Illinois. A research agenda is…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
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