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ERIC Number: EJ436667
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0309-8265
Urban Poverty and Social Welfare Policy in the United States: An Undergraduate Research/Training Programme.
Johnson, James H.; Oliver, Melvin L.
Journal of Geography in Higher Education, v15 n1 p25-34 1991
Describes the structure and organization of a research and training program focusing on urban poverty and social welfare policy. Explains that the program trains undergraduates in the theory and empirical analysis of issues in poverty research. Notes that students must develop and present a plan of service to a local social service agency in an internship. (DK)
Descriptors: Curriculum Enrichment, Higher Education, Internship Programs, Poverty, Poverty Programs, Problem Solving, Program Development, Social Agencies, Social Services, Student Research, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Students, Urban Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: University of California Los Angeles; Urban Poverty Research Training Program