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Comparative Child and Family Policy: A Conference in Honor of Sheila Kamerman

Funds were given for a conference in honor of Sheila Kamerman, which will focus on comparative child and family policy.

Funds were given for a conference in honor of Sheila Kamerman, which will focus on comparative child and family policy. The resulting papers will be published as a special issue of Children and Youth Services Review.

About This Grant

Principal Investigator Irwin Garfinkel, Columbia University
Co-Principal Investigator Jane Waldfogel, Columbia University
Grant Period January 2011 – December 2011
Programs Capacity-Building and Communications
Topics Family & Child Policy
Grant Amount
$5,000.00

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