Contents

• PREFACE
• SUMMARY
• TABLES
• Section
  1. INTRODUCTION AND METHODS
     • Historical Background
     • Teenage Pregnancy and Parenting
     • Consequences of Teen Births
     • Vocational Education in Secondary Schools
     • Legal Context
     • Current Emphases
     • Study Objectives
     • Methods
     • Fieldwork
     • Scope and Limitations of the Analysis
     • Organization of the Report
  2. DISTRICT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING STUDENTS
     • District Policies and Practices
     • Attendance and Program Eligibility
     • Pregnant and Parenting Program Availability
     • Program Components
     • Program Models
     • Program Goals
     • Program Activities and Services
     • Summary and Conclusions
  3. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN SCHOOL-SPONSORED TEEN PARENT PROGRAMS
     • Vocational Education in Teen Parent Programs
     • Vocational Education Opportunities
     • Vocational Education Access and Use
     • Choosing Gender-Nontraditional Careers
     • Summary
  4. COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS
     • Introduction
     • The Community Program Sample
     • Fieldwork
     • Scope and Limitations of the Analysis
     • Program Impetus
     • Program Models
     • Program Goals
     • Who is Served
     • Recruitment and Retention
     • Services Provided
     • Flexibility of Services
     • Vocational Education Opportunities
     • Vocational Education Use
     • Conclusions
  5. FAMILY SUPPORT ACT IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTS
     • Introduction
     • Provisions of the Family Support Act
     • FSA Data
     • Summary and Conclusions
  6. FACILITATING ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR TEENAGE PARENTS: STRENGTHENING THE ROLE OF TEEN PARENT PROGRAMS
     • Meeting Long-Term Needs in Short-Term Programs: Parenting, Basic Skills, and Job-Skills Training
     • Challenge or Accommodation: Reconciling Teen Mothers' Needs and Limits
     • Optimizing Job-Skills Acquisition in a Changing Vocational Education Context
     • Rethinking Vocational Education for Teen Mothers
     • Child Care
     • Vocational Education as a Program Priority
     • Staff Support
     • Summary
• Appendix: THE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT
• REFERENCES