Joan Wright
Biographic Data
| ID | 5941257 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joan Wright |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joan |
| FAMILY NAME | Wright |
| SIGNATURE | WRIGHT J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Davis |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Rethinking Welfare School‐Attendance Policies
In the late 1990s, a majority of states adopted policies linking welfare cash assistance to satisfactory school attendance. This article summarizes evidence from seven evaluations of school‐attendance requirements prior to the passage of welfare reform in 1996. It also presents a case study of one California county’s postreform program. Programs that fail to accompany sanctions with case management resources do not significantly improve attendanc…
A New Genus for the Indo-Pacific Goby Species Gobius baliurus Valenciennes (Teleostei, Gobiidae, Gobiinae)
A new genus, Arcygobius, is created to include the gobiid fish species previously known as Gnatholepis baliurus (Valenciennes) and Gnatholepis calliurus Jordan and Seale.It is a gobiine, not a gobionelline (as is Gnatholepis), resembles the genus Acentrogobius and is distinguished from other Indo-Pacific gobiines by having the gill opening wide and reaching to below mid-eye, cheeks fully scaled, operclc scaled dorsally and with transverse sensory…
Use of path analysis as a statistical technique for the analysis of qualitative nutritional data
The present study sampled 113 preschool children from Tompkins County (Ithaca, New York) Well Baby Clinics and their families to investigate factors affecting the dietary and the nutritional status of the children. Twenty‐two percent of this population were determined to be anemic; 31 percent of the childrens’ weights and 27 percent of the heights fell below the twenty‐fifth percentile of the Boston Growth Standards. Path analysis indicated that …
Rethinking Welfare School‐Attendance Policies
In the late 1990s, a majority of states adopted policies linking welfare cash assistance to satisfactory school attendance. This article summarizes evidence from seven evaluations of school‐attendance requirements prior to the passage of welfare reform in 1996. It also presents a case study of one California county’s postreform program. Programs that fail to accompany sanctions with case management resources do not significantly improve attendanc…
Use of path analysis as a statistical technique for the analysis of qualitative nutritional data
The present study sampled 113 preschool children from Tompkins County (Ithaca, New York) Well Baby Clinics and their families to investigate factors affecting the dietary and the nutritional status of the children. Twenty‐two percent of this population were determined to be anemic; 31 percent of the childrens’ weights and 27 percent of the heights fell below the twenty‐fifth percentile of the Boston Growth Standards. Path analysis indicated that …
A New Genus for the Indo-Pacific Goby Species Gobius baliurus Valenciennes (Teleostei, Gobiidae, Gobiinae)
A new genus, Arcygobius, is created to include the gobiid fish species previously known as Gnatholepis baliurus (Valenciennes) and Gnatholepis calliurus Jordan and Seale.It is a gobiine, not a gobionelline (as is Gnatholepis), resembles the genus Acentrogobius and is distinguished from other Indo-Pacific gobiines by having the gill opening wide and reaching to below mid-eye, cheeks fully scaled, operclc scaled dorsally and with transverse sensory…
Rethinking Welfare School‐Attendance Policies
In the late 1990s, a majority of states adopted policies linking welfare cash assistance to satisfactory school attendance. This article summarizes evidence from seven evaluations of school‐attendance requirements prior to the passage of welfare reform in 1996. It also presents a case study of one California county’s postreform program. Programs that fail to accompany sanctions with case management resources do not significantly improve attendanc…
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