The poverty rate for children in the United States exceeds that of all other Western, industrialised nations except Australia. Moreover, poverty among children has increased substantially since 1970, affecting more than one-fifth of US children. These persistent high rates require new ideas in both research and public policy. Escape from Poverty ...
This landmark study traces the life histories of approximately 300 teenage mothers and their children over a seventeen-year period. From interview data and case studies, it provides a vivid account of the impact of early childbearing on young mothers and their children. Some remarkable and surprising results emerge from this unique study of the ...
This single-volume resource provides detailed information on current large-scale and longitudinal research studies focusing on early childhood development - the situations and experiences of young American children. Twenty-eight studies are profiled, addressing such issues as early childhood interventions for children in poverty, neighborhood ...
This book addresses specific questions about how low income puts children at risk intellectually, emotionally, and physically. The contributors demonstrate that although low income creates disadvantages, it does so in a variety of ways.
Based on the institute of the Family Research Consortium, this volume presents theory and research from scholars working on issues of risks and resilience in families. Focusing on the splits and bonds that shape children's development, the authors attempt to stimulate theoretical and empirical advances in research on family processes. It is aimed ...
This work focuses on adolescent transitions in three domains: the peer system, the family system, and school and work contexts. It reflects a multidisciplinary perspective - from sociology, anthropology, and education to provide exemplars of the approaches to understanding adolescent development.
The research collected in this new issue seeks to identify which aspects of family literacy environments promote children's emerging literacy and which experiences in the home facilitate the development of children's literacy skills. This issue presents an innovative model of emergent literacy in which written language, at all levels of ...
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