Low incomes : social, health and educational impacts / Jacob K. Levine, editor.

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LOW INCOMES: SOCIAL, HEALTHAND EDUCATIONAL IMPACTS; CONTENTS; PREFACE; PREVENTING ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR: PARENTTRAINING IN LOW-INCOME URBAN SCHOOLS; Abstract; Poverty and the Risk for Antisocial Behavior; Mediating Processes Linking Poverty to Behavior Problems; Deteriorating Neighborhood Conditions; Under-resourced Schools; Inadequate Language Development; Harsh, Inconsistent Parenting; Parent Management Training; Theoretical Basis; Behavior Principles; Active Training; Ongoing Evaluation; Empirical Support for PMT; Toolbox of Parent Skills (TOPS) Pilot Project; Participants; The TOPS Program.

CurriculumStaffing; Training; Recruitment and Retention Procedures; Outcomes; Knowledge; Satisfaction; Attendance and Retention; Limitations; Implications; Overcoming Barriers to Parent ManagementTraining in Low-Income, Urban Communities; Use Community Liaisons; Maximize Motivation for Participation; Utilize Targeted and Person-to-Person Recruitment Strategies; Extend Person-to-Person Invitations; Target Geographically Concentrated Areas; Provide Structured Follow-up Contacts to Aid in Retention; Provide Training in School and IntegratePMT with Whole-School Programming; Conclusion; Appendix A.

Appendix BLiaison Training Script for Home Visit Recruitment; Training Checklist*; References; A SCHOOL-BASED PREFERENTIAL OPTIONFOR THE POOR: CHILD POVERTY, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND A PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACHTO INTERVENTION; Abstract; Poverty in Context; Generational Versus Situational Poverty; Cultural Rules; Language Differences; Effects of Poverty on Children; Educational; Physical; Psychological; Social; Social Justice and Poverty; The Problem of Charity; A Radical Alternative: Combining Personal Accountability andSystems Change; O for the P.

A School-Based Public Health Approach to Child PovertyUniversal Interventions; Identification; High Rates of Praise; Improve Teaching; Universal Parent Training; Targeted Interventions; Check and Connect; Mentoring Programs; Peer Tutoring; Home-School Collaboration; Indicated Interventions; Full-Service Schools:Forging Partnerships between Schools and Communities; Providing Supports and Advocating for Parents and Caregivers; Conclusion; References; UNDERSTANDING RACIAL ETHNIC SOCIALIZATIONIN CHILD CARE PROGRAMS SERVINGA LOW-INCOME AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND LATINOIMMIGRANT COMMUNITY; Abstract.

Theoretical BackgroundLayers of Context; Childhood Poverty; Child Care Intervention; High Quality Child Care Intervention.; The Importance of Quality; Socialization Practices Concerning Racial Ethnicity; Parent/Family Context; Child Care Context; Method; Participants4; Programs; Child Care Staff; The Children; Procedure; Classroom Observations; Teacher Interviews; Measures; Racial Ethnic Socialization; Classroom Racial Ethnic Composition; Community Building; Africentric Scale; Latinocentric Scale; Anti-bias; Teacher Orientation toward Racial Ethnic Diversity.

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