One of the myths about families in inner-city neighborhoods is that they are characterized by poor parenting. Sociologist Frank Furstenberg and his colleagues explode this and other misconceptions about success, parenting, and socioeconomic advantage in "Managing to Make It." This unique study the first in the MacArthur Foundation Studies on Successful Adolescent Development series focuses on how and why youth are able to overcome social disadvantages. Based on nearly 500 interviews and case studies of families in inner-city Philadelphia, "Managing to Make It" lays out in detail the...
One of the myths about families in inner-city neighborhoods is that they are characterized by poor parenting. Sociologist Frank Furstenberg and his co...
To help researchers and students make the transition from the classroom and laboratory to research in the real world, ' the authors reveal the pitfalls and suggest strategies to overcome problems in the design and planning of applied research. With a focus on how to refine research questions as real world events force deviations from the original research plan, they discuss how to study and monitor program implementation and statistical power analysis. They also explore how to assess the human and material resources that will be needed at different times while conducting an applied...
To help researchers and students make the transition from the classroom and laboratory to research in the real world, ' the authors reveal the pitf...
