Urban Families in the Eighties: An Analysis of Chinese Surveys

The purpose of this study was to identify indicators of parent engagement in early learning that would be relevant for children’s academic success; equitable for all families regardless of social, educational, or economic backgrounds; and actionable for urban school districts seeking to promote parent engagement with limited resources. Using a Delphi technique, a panel of parents, school staff, and researchers rated 106 parent engagement indicators extracted from stakeholder interviews. After multiple Delphi rounds and panel discussion, 30 indicators were retained. Retained indicators focused on home-based activities and home-school relationships/communication; no school-based activities met criteria for relevance, feasibility, and actionability.

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Mental Health and Urban Life: A Study of 850 Families

The British Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1192/bjp.124.3.243 ◽

1974 ◽

Vol 124 (580) ◽

pp. 243-246 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

B. B. Sethi ◽

S. C. Gupta ◽

R. K. Mahendru ◽

P. Kumari

Keyword(s):

Psychiatric Disorders ◽

Psychiatric Morbidity ◽

Rural Families ◽

Urban Families ◽

Urban Life ◽

Morbidity Rate ◽

Suburban Areas ◽

Migrant Families ◽

Relevant Variables ◽

Agra City

Whereas there are many reports from Western societies on the prevalence of psychiatric disorders few systematic studies are available for a culture such as the Indian. Certain efforts in this direction have been made recently, and a few reports have emerged. Dube (1970), in a psychiatric survey conducted in Agra City and its suburban areas found a period prevalence of 18 per 1,000. In a study of 184 families of a rural community in India, Elnaggar et al. (1971) observed a prevalence rate of 27 per 1,000. In a study of 300 urban families, Sethi et al. (1967) found a psychiatric morbidity rate of 72 per 1,000 whereas this rate was only 39 per 1,000 in a surveyed population of 500 rural families (Sethi et al., 1972a). We also observed (Sethi et al., 1972b) that psychiatric disorders were commoner in the migrant families. The present study was undertaken to estimate the extent of mental illness in an urban society in India and to find out the relevant variables associated with various psychiatric disorders.

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Food Consumption of Urban Families in the United States

Review of Economics and Statistics ◽

10.2307/1925570 ◽

1956 ◽

Vol 38 (1) ◽

pp. 113

Author(s):

Willard W. Cochrane ◽

Faith Clark ◽

Janet Murray ◽

Gertrude S. Weiss ◽

Evelyn Grossman

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Food Consumption ◽

Urban Families ◽

The United States

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An evaluation of the self-help housing scheme in Botswana, case of Gaborone city

Spatium ◽

10.2298/spat0716028i ◽

2007 ◽

pp. 28-36 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Horatio Ikgopoleng ◽

Branko Cavric

Keyword(s):

Low Income ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Urban Families ◽

Evaluation Study ◽

Urban Housing ◽

Urban Centers ◽

Self Help ◽

Housing Scheme ◽

The Government ◽

The Impact

Botswana like other developing countries faces a problem of acute shortage of housing, particularly for low-income urban families. The current housing problems are the outcomes of the economic, demographic and social changes which the country has experienced since independence in 1966. In particular the urbanization process which surfaced in the early 1980?s. The government has sought to cope with the problem of low-income urban housing by establishing a Self-Help Housing (SHHA) program in the main urban centers. The evaluation findings reveal that, on the whole, the impact of the SHHA approach on the improvement of low-income urban housing has been unsuccessful. The major problems of the scheme are lack of serviced land and inadequate finances for plot development. This has been exacerbated by the high urban development standards which are out of the reach of low-income urban families. The evaluation study also reveals that, there are some indications of non low-income urban households living in SHHA areas. The available evidence reveals that the number of those people in SHHA areas is not as big as has been speculated by most people in the country. However this paper calls for more investigation in this issue and a need for more tight measures to control this illicit practice. The major conclusions are that housing policies in Botswana are not supportive of the general housing conditions in low-income urban areas. Therefore there is a need for urban planners and policy makers of Botswana to take more positive action towards the improvement of low-income urban areas. This would require pragmatic policies geared towards the improvement of those areas. .

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The Influence Of Mother’s Motivation And Preferences On Fish Consumption Behavior In Rural And Urban Families

Journal of Consumer Sciences ◽

10.29244/jcs.3.1.39-49 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 39 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ririn Purnama Sari ◽

Istiqlaliyah Muflikhati

Keyword(s):

Family Size ◽

Fish Consumption ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Capita Income ◽

Linear Regression Analysis ◽

Urban Families ◽

Per Capita Income ◽

Consumption Behavior ◽

Rural And Urban ◽

Per Capita

<pre>The aims of this study is to analyze the differences and the effects of mother’s motivation and preference on behavior of fish consumption in families in rural and urban areas. The research design which used was cross sectional study with purposive location selection in Duwet Village, Pekalongan Regency, and Kandang Panjang, Pekalongan City. The sample in this study is 100 families consisted of 50 families in rural areas and 50 families in urban areas. The results show that urban families prefer fresh sea fish, while rural families prefer pindang fish. The result of multiple linear regression analysis showed that factors affecting the fish consumption behavior of rural family is family size, and per capita income, while fish consumption behavior of urban family influenced by family size, per capita income, and preference.</pre>

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