| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 51 pages) |
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text file |
| Note |
"Board on Children and Families, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, Institute of Medicine." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 41-47). |
| Summary |
Presents the full text of "America's Fathers and Public Policy: Report of a Workshop," edited by Nancy A. Crowell and Ethel M. Leeper. Lists committee members and workshop participants and notes acknowledgments. Remarks that the Board on Children and Families convened the workshop, "America's Fathers: Abiding and Emerging Roles in Family and Economic Support Policies," held in Washington, D.C., on September 26-28, 1993. Notes that the main topics of discussion centered around child support, teenage fathers, fathers of disabled children, and inner-city poor fathers. The Report from the workshop examines such topics as economic support, barriers and incentives to involvement, and public policy regarding fathers' rights. Contains a bibliography, a list of references and suggested directions for research, and the workshop's agenda. Links to the home pages of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the National Academy Press (NAP), as well as to other reports. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Parent and child -- United States.
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Parent and child. |
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United States. |
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Fatherhood -- United States.
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Fatherhood. |
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Family policy -- United States.
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Family policy. |
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Father-Child Relations. |
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Public Policy. |
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Socioeconomic Factors. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Fatherhood. |
| Added Author |
Crowell, Nancy A.
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Leeper, Ethel M.
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National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Children and Families.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: America's fathers and public policy. Washington, D.C. (2101 Constitution Ave. N.W., Washington 20418) : National Academy Press, 1994 (OCoLC)36598082 |
| ISBN |
0309585007 (electronic book) |
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9780309585002 (electronic book) |
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