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Heron Valley: Poverty, Parenting, and Social Change in a Small, Rural Community

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Evaluator(s) Binghamton University
Investigator(s) Barbara Nikolovska (Elmira College)
 
Domain Child/Family
Status Completed (final report released)
Duration Apr 1995 - Nov 1997
Type Research and/or Program Evaluation
Program/Policy Description This is an ethnographic study intended to explore the impact of poverty, social change, and changes in the system of welfare programs on experienced stress levels in parents of children under the age of 11 years, and any possible impact on the parents' behaviors towards their children.
Notes No notes reported.
 
Last Updated 06/19/00
Type of Summary Unreviewed
Contact(s) Barbara Nikolovska (Barbara.nikolovska@gte.net)
Elmira College
118 Rte 224
(T) (607) 589-4645
(F) not reported
Submitter(s) Barbara Nikolovska (Barbara.nikolovska@gte.net)
Elmira College
118 Rte 224
(T) (607) 589-4645
(F) not reported

Populations Studied

Target Population Recipients/participants/clients
Children
Rural Populations
Subgroups Analyzed Single parent families
Two-parent families
Non-custodial parents
Low-wage workers
Fathers
Low-income households
Sample Size and Unit Sample size: 34 families
Execution Not reported.

Sites Studied

Rural New York (specific sites remain confidential to respect privacy)

 
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