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Impacts of the Heritage Keepers® Life Skills Education Component
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Author(s): Melissa Clark, Christopher Trenholm, Barbara Devaney, Justin Wheeler, and Lisa Quay |
Organization(s): Mathematica Policy Research (MPR) |
This report addresses one particular model for school-based abstinence education: a voluntary, character-based program — Life Skills Education — designed to enhance a mandatory core abstinence education component of the (Title V-funded) Heritage Keepers® Program serving middle and high school youth in Edgefield, South Carolina. The study examines the incremental impact of the Life Skills Education Component on youth already exposed to the other components of the Heritage Keepers® Program. It does not examine the impact of the full Heritage Keepers® Program. The study is based on a final follow-up survey conducted with 604 youth, 18 to 55 months after they began participating in the study, in three separate cohorts. |
Published: August, 2007 |
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HHS Funding for Abstinence Education, Education for Teen Pregnancy and HIV/STD Prevention, and Other Programs that Address Adolescent Sexual Activity
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Organization(s): U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) |
The report presents a detailed breakdown comparing Departmental funding for abstinence education, adhering to the A-H definition, with other Departmental funding used to prevent unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections. [19 PDF pages] |
Published: December, 2008 |
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Marital Quality and Parent-Adolescent Relationships: Effects on Educational Outcomes for Youth
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Research Report |
Author(s): Dennis K. Orthner and Hinckley Jones-Sanpei (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) with Elizabeth Hair & Kristen Moore, Child Trend; Randal D. Day, Brigham Young University; and Kelleen Kaye, NORC |
Organization(s): NORC and Child Trends |
This research examines the effects of parental marital quality and the quality of the parent-child relationship on the educational progress of adolescents. Previous research indicates that family structure and economic capacity have significant effects on educational achievement and high school graduation rates. Few studies, however, have examined the effects of the quality of the parental relationship on educational outcomes. This study is built on the bioecological and social capital theories of human development that suggest that the capacity for child and youth development is enhanced when their primary relationships are supportive and provide them with social assets that encourage human capital development. The study uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1997 cohort (NLSY97), a nationally representative sample of adolescents who are being followed into adulthood. The findings indicate that family stability and living with two biological parents is a stronger predictor of high school graduation than parent marital quality and the quality of the parent-child relationship. But the data also indicate that parent marital quality and the quality of the parent-child relationship has a strong and positive effect on post-secondary education access among those who do graduate from high school. These findings are interpreted in light of the contribution of relationship quality to further educational involvement and the implications this has for workforce development and successful labor force competition in a global economy. [31 PDF pages] |
Published: December, 2008 |
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Adopted Children with Special Health Care Needs:
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Characteristics, Health, and Health Care by Adoption Type |
Author(s): Matthew D. Bramlett and Laura F. Radel |
Organization(s): National Center for Health Statistics and ASPE |
This research brief presents information on adopted children with special health care needs, using data from the 2005-2006 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (NS-CSHCN). The analysis takes advantage of questions in the survey that allow adopted children in the sample to be grouped and compared by adoption type, that is, foster care adoptions, international adoptions, and domestic private adoptions. Findings provide a descriptive profile of adopted children with special health care needs; explore ways in which adopted children with special health care needs are similar to and different from other children with special health care needs; and describe their health status, health conditions, and health care access and utilization across adoption types. [PDF - 30 pages] |
Published: October, 2008 |
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Pathways to Adulthood and Marriage: Teenagers' Attitudes, Expectations, and Relationship Patterns
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Author(s): Robert G. Wood, Sarah Avellar, Brian Goesling |
Organization(s): Mathematica Policy Research (MPR) |
This report examines potential precursors of the changes in adult marriage patterns in recent decades. It draws on data from four large national surveys to examine the experiences and attitudes of teenagers to gain a better understanding of factors that influence their views of marriage and their relationship choices in adulthood. The report analyzes teenagers' initial exposure to, and experiences with, romantic relationships and marriage, as well as their general attitudes toward marriage. It also examines marriage and relationship patterns among a recent cohort of young adults and identifies factors in adolescence associated with the likelihood of choosing various relationship pathways in early adulthood. [82 PDF Pages] |
Published: October, 2008 |
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Evaluating Privatized Child Welfare Programs: A Guide for Program Managers
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Author(s): Jacqueline Smollar |
Organization(s): Planning and Learning Technologies |
In 2006, ASPE funded the Child Welfare Privatization Initiatives Project to provide information to state and local child welfare administrators who are considering or implementing privatization reforms. The project will produce six papers on a range of topics providing insights about factors that should be considered when approaching or improving upon privatization efforts. This fourth paper provides guidance on evaluating child welfare privatization initiatives. It highlights the key features of program evaluation and describes the tasks that program managers can perform to ensure successful and effective evaluation. It also includes a brief discussion about the value of cost-effectiveness analysis and the kinds of information that cost analyses can generate. [PDF - 34 pages] |
Published: August, 2008 |
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Preparing Effective Contracts in Privatized Child Welfare Systems
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Author(s): Charlotte McCullough, Nancy Pindus, and Elizabeth Lee |
Organization(s): Planning and Learning Technologies (PAL) and Urban Institute |
In 2006, ASPE funded the Child Welfare Privatization Initiatives Project to provide information to state and local child welfare administrators who are considering or implementing privatization reforms. The project will produce six papers on a range of topics providing insights about factors that should be considered when approaching or improving upon privatization efforts. This fifth paper places current contracting issues in an historical context and describes the many important decisions that must be made carefully, and when possible inclusively, with the provider community during the procurement or contract renewal process. It provides examples of some of the decisions that must be made during pre-procurement planning to determine basic program components and described some of the lessons learned about preparing solicitations, selecting bidders, and executing contracts. |
Published: August, 2008 |
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What Challenges Are Boys Facing, and What Opportunities Exist to Address Those Challenges? Initial Findings Brief
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Organization(s): JBS International |
This brief gathers and synthesizes statistics and research related to risks for boys across multiple domains, identifies successful interventions, and offers concrete suggestions for how caring community members can help support boys in their adolescence and as they transition to adulthood. Research on mortality and victimization; delinquency and violence; substance abuse; education; and positive youth activities is included. This brief is based on a comprehensive review of scientific literature on the strengths and challenges that affect boys ages 10 through 18. |
Published: August, 2008 |
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What Challenges Are Boys Facing, and What Opportunities Exist to Address Those Challenges? Annotated Bibliography
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Organization(s): JBS International |
The Annotated Bibliography is the result of a comprehensive review of literature on the strengths and challenges that affect boys ages 10 through 18. It provides evidence-based work that highlights the challenges boys face and investigates what strengths, such as the positive impact that caring adults in families, schools, and communities, can have on the well-being of boys and young men. Research on mortality and victimization; delinquency and violence; substance abuse; education; employment; and positive youth activities is included. |
Published: August, 2008 |
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What Challenges Are Boys Facing, and What Opportunities Exist to Address Those Challenges? Fact Sheets
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Organization(s): JBS International |
These Fact Sheets offer facts about boys in seven research areas, or domains: victimization and mortality, juvenile delinquency, substance abuse, mental health, education, employment, and constructive use of time. Also included are risk and protective factors that influence outcomes for boys in these domains. |
Published: August, 2008 |
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