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Ready For The Future: Maine Youth With Disabilities Developing Work Skills, Janet May
Ready For The Future: Maine Youth With Disabilities Developing Work Skills, Janet May
Poster Presentations
Paid work experience in high school is a strong predictor of positive adult employment outcomes for individuals with developmental disabilities.
Understanding The Perceptions Of Low-Income Mothers And Childcare Givers: Exploratory Analysis Of Relative Care, Mara Batten, Kristina Mayhue, Veronica Snider, Hyejoon Park
Understanding The Perceptions Of Low-Income Mothers And Childcare Givers: Exploratory Analysis Of Relative Care, Mara Batten, Kristina Mayhue, Veronica Snider, Hyejoon Park
Poster Presentations
Employing in-depth interview-based exploratory study, the project will examine to understand low-income working mothers using relative care overall, and locate their distinctive perceptions on asking for childcare to relatives by race/ethnicity. The outcome will draw recommendations to social workers in low-income rural areas who need to help increase the self-sufficiency of low-income and ethnic-minority families. At the same time, this study will offer insight to policy-makers who are interested in improving childcare issues and job efficiency of low-income families in rural areas.