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Securing the Future : Investing in Children From Birth to College /

Pediatric, psychological, social, and economic factors are examined in light of helping children, especially children from disadvantaged backgrounds, become well-adjusted productive members of society.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Waldfogel, Jane, Danziger, Sheldon
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Russell Sage Foundation, 2000.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / Melvin L. Oliver.
  • Investing in children : what do we know? Sheldon Danziger and Jane Waldfogel.
  • PART I. BACKGROUND
  • Trends in and consequences of investments in children / Lisa M. Lynch.
  • Rethinking education and training policy : understanding the sources of skill formation in a modern economy / James J. Heckman and Lance Lochner.
  • PART II. EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • Pathways to early child health and development / Barry Zuckerman and Robert Kahn.
  • Early childhood experiences and developmental competence / Sharon Landesman Ramey and Craig T. Ramey
  • PART III. SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
  • Schooling's influences on motivation and achievement / Jacquelynne S. Eccles and Allan Wigfield
  • Promoting positive outcomes for youth : resourceful families and communities / Margaret Beale Spencer and Dena Phillips Swanson
  • Neighborhood context of investing in children : facilitating mechanism and undermining risks / Robert J. Sampson
  • PART IV. TRANSITIONS FROM SCHOOL TO YOUNG ADULTHOOD
  • Transition from school to work : is there a crisis? what can be done? / Debra Donahoe and Marta Tienda
  • New directions in job training strategies for the disadvantaged / Hillard Pouncy
  • Who is getting a college education? family background and the growing gaps in enrollment / David T. Ellwood and Thomas J. Kane.