The Globalization of Adoption

The Globalization of Adoption

Author: Rebecca Ann McBride

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2016-07-14

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 1107149630

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This book expands our understanding of the growing, yet largely unstudied practice of intercountry adoption.


Federal Adoption Policy

Federal Adoption Policy

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Human Resources

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13:

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Family Matters

Family Matters

Author: E. Wayne Carp

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 9780674001862

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Family Matters cuts through the sealed records, changing policies, and conflicting agendas that have obscured the history of adoption in America and reveals how the practice and attitudes about it have evolved from colonial days to the present.


The State of Open Data

The State of Open Data

Author: Davies, Tim

Publisher: African Minds

Published: 2019-05-22

Total Pages: 592

ISBN-13: 1928331955

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It’s been ten years since open data first broke onto the global stage. Over the past decade, thousands of programmes and projects around the world have worked to open data and use it to address a myriad of social and economic challenges. Meanwhile, issues related to data rights and privacy have moved to the centre of public and political discourse. As the open data movement enters a new phase in its evolution, shifting to target real-world problems and embed open data thinking into other existing or emerging communities of practice, big questions still remain. How will open data initiatives respond to new concerns about privacy, inclusion, and artificial intelligence? And what can we learn from the last decade in order to deliver impact where it is most needed? The State of Open Data brings together over 60 authors from around the world to address these questions and to take stock of the real progress made to date across sectors and around the world, uncovering the issues that will shape the future of open data in the years to come.


The Complete Adoption Book

The Complete Adoption Book

Author: Laura Beauvais-Godwin

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2005-10-17

Total Pages: 992

ISBN-13: 1440518408

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Your dream of being a parent can come true. The Complete Adoption Book is your indispensable resource along the way. Whether you choose to pursue independent, agency, or international adoption, The Complete Adoption Book is the most comprehensive and authoritative adoption book you can use to guide you through the process—from deciding if adoption is right for you to budgeting your expenses and interviewing birth mothers. As adoption professionals and adoptive parents, authors Laura Beauvais-Godwin and Raymond Godwin bring an unparalleled level of expertise and compassion to every situation an adopting parent is likely to encounter. The information provided in The Complete Adoption Book includes: *Information about every kind of adoption—from family adoption to independent and from agency to international *All contact information required for agencies, attorneys, and support groups *State-by-state requirements for completing legal adoptions *A step-by-step guide to the home study The Complete Adoption Book puts control back in your hands and places you on the right track for securing the family you’ve always wanted quickly, legally, and with few complications.


Connecting America

Connecting America

Author: Barry Leonard

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-11

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 1437931618

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Broadband is the great infrastructure challenge of the early 21st century. Broadband is a foundation for economic growth, job creation, global competitiveness and a better way of life. The number of Americans who have broadband at home has grown from 8 million in 2000 to nearly 200 million last year. But. 100 million Americans do not have broadband at home. In early 2009, Congress directed the FCC to develop a National Broadband Plan to ensure that every American has ¿access to broadband capability.¿ This plan must also include a strategy for achieving affordability and maximizing use of broadband. The plan presented here ensures that the entire broadband ecosystem ¿ networks, devices, content and applications¿ is healthy. Illus.