Table of Contents of Family Economics and Resource Management Biennial



Table of Contents of Family Economics and Resource Management Biennial

1997 FERM/FRHD Preconference

Family Economics and Resource Management Division

&

Family Relations and Human Development Division

American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences

 Thursday, June 19 – 1:00 pm – Friday, June 20 – 5:00 pm:

Public Policy: Economic Impact on Children, Youth & Families


Sessions on welfare reform, family financial management, risk preference,
retirement planning, health care, family policy, consumer protection, and
related issues.

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Articles page #
Work Training Skills Of Iowa’s Family Investment Program
Participants
1
Tahira Hira, Kyra Monson, and Alyce Fanslow


Cooperative Extension’s Role in Welfare Reform 8
Maria Pippidis and Annette FitzGerald


Economic, Demographic and Attitudinal Characteristics of
American Households by Household Type
9
Sandra J. Huston, Y.
Regina Chang
and Edward J. Metzen



Determinants Of Risk Preference: Implications For Family
And Consumer Science Professionals
19
John E. Grable and So-Hyun Joo


Factors Affecting the Retirement Fund Levels of Self-employed
Households and Wage and Salary Households 
25
Yoonkyung
Yuh
and Patricia
Olson



A Note from the Editor 32
Sherman
Hanna



Building
Effective Linkages: An Interdisciplinary Recognition Program to Acknowledge
Agency Networking
33
Cindy Bond-Zielinski and Julie Banbury Robinson
Building a Community Coalition to Affect Family Economic
Well-Being and Public Policy
35
Marilyn Cross Bischoff, Linda K. Fox and Beverly Healy


Family Poverty, an Undergraduate Course in the Department
of Family Studies & Social Work, Miami University
41
Anne Bailey


Teaching Consumer Economics Through Children’s Theater 45
Joyce Shotick


The S.E.L.F. (Skills Enhance Life Fully) Project 47
Maria Pippidis


CYFERNet 47
Barbara Woods


Adequately Testing and Labeling of Genetically Engineered
Foods
48
Savita P. Joshi


Time Use of Families With A Wheelchair-Confined Member:
A Case Study Approach
49
Naomi Hunt


The Determinants of Fathers’ Time Spent in Regular Child
Care
51
Deborah C. Haynes


Financial Aid Rules and Household Saving for Education 59
Seonglim Lee


An Examination of the Construct Validity of Managing and
Coping
65
M. E. Betsy Garrison, Sarah H. Pierce and Vicky Tiller


Choosing Child Care 70
Rose I. Ford


Leadership Perspectives: Responding Knowledgeably To Welfare
Reform
71
Jean
W. Bauer
and Bonnie S. Braun



Factors Associated with Self-sufficiency of Young Adults 75
Julia
Marlowe
and Jing Wang



North Texas Work-Family Dependent Care Coalition: Addressing
the Economic Impact of Family Policies 
79
Arminta Jacobson and Sharon Hirschy


Public Policy: Creating an Environment For Increased U.S.
Savings 



U.S. Savings Rates: An Overview  83
Barbara
O’Neill



Obstacles to Saving in “The Real World”: Challenges Facing
Americans Trying to Save for Financial Goals
86
Fred
Waddell



Money 2000: A Campaign to Increase Personal Savings 91
Joyce
H. Christenbury
and Nancy
M. Porter



MONEY 2000: A Campaign to Increase Personal Savings 93
Barbara J. Bristow


Public Policy Incentives and Disincentives for Savings 93
Patricia Q. Brennan


Public Policy: Creating an Environment For Increased U.S.
Savings — Some National Initiatives
97
Jane
Schuchardt



The Vulnerable Targets of Computer Technology Fraud  99
Joan L. Kinney and Karen
P. Goebel



Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure Patterns Across the
Household Life-Cycle Stage
101
Gong-Soog Hong and Soo Yeon Kim


Health Care Reform: With or Without Consumers? 109
Carole J. Makela


Local Family Impact Seminars: A Model for Public Policy
Education
115
Mary Therese Crave


Ethical Concerns In Public Issues Education 121
Katey Walker


Family Well-Being in Rural and Urban America:Implications
of Changing Private and Public Support Systems
125
Edward J. Metzen and Jerelyn B. Schultz


Adapting Financial Management Training for At-Risk Audiences 127
Sharon P. Blase


The Morehead State University and St. Claire Medical Center
Child Care Center: A Collaborative Effort
131
Carolyn D. Taylor


A Study of the Need for Residential Transition Among the
Disabled Elderly
133
Soo Yeon Kim