Securing the future : investing in children from birth to college / Sheldon Danziger and Jane Waldfogel, editors.
| Other author | Danziger, Sheldon. |
| Other author | Waldfogel, Jane. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Russell Sage Foundation, ©2000. |
| Description | xv, 330 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Ford Foundation series on asset building Ford Foundation series on asset building. ^A493924 |
| Contents | Foreword / Melvin L. Oliver. -- Investing in children : what do we know? Sheldon Danziger and Jane Waldfogel. -- 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. -- 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. -- 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. -- The neighborhood context of investing in children : facilitating mechanism and undermining risks / Robert J. Sampson. -- the 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. |
| Local note | Little-330274--305131039247 |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 00028004 |
| ISBN | 0871548992 |