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Frick, L. (2007). Teen pregnancy and parenting. Detroit: Greenhaven Press/Thomson Gale. Has plenty of articles that share different viewpoint on teen pregnancy, whether it is a problem, the factors that contribute to teen pregnancy, if sex education programs have proven to be successful, different alternatives to being a teen parent, and how society views teenage pregnancy. I will use this article to discuss the parenting that teenage parents face. Furstenberg, F. F. (2007). Destinies of the disadvantaged: The politics of teenage childbearing. New York: Russell Sage Foundation. In Destinies of the Disadvantaged, Furstenberg addresses the the concern for teen pregnancy from the public, why the topic of teenage pregnancy has become such a …show more content…

L. (2009). Pregnancy and birth sourcebook: Basic consumer health information about pregnancy and fetal development. Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics. Gives basic facts about the reproductive process beginning with preconception and covering through the postpartum period. Knowledge about fertility, health maintenance while pregnant, how to deal with a high risk pregnancy or complications that may arise, and caring for a newborn are included. I will use this to obtain facts about what the fetus and newborn child undergo when born to a teenage mother, and how much it differs from the pregnancy of an older mother. Ojeda, A. (2003). Teenage pregnancy: Opposing viewpoints. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press. A multitude of articles discussing different issues relating to teenage pregnancy. It includes the topics of the options that pregnant teens are presented with, how sex education programs are working, and how older men contribute to the problem of teenage pregnancy. I will use these articles to address the role of older men in teen pregnancy. Male presence is important in both the child and mothers life, and these will give me more facts on exactly how they affect the situation. In Longe, J. L. (2011). The Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy …show more content…

Whether the teens are educated and/or supported can be deciding factors on whether the pregnancy has a good or bad outcome. Examples of poor outcomes that are given are the child having a low birth weight, displaying developmental delays, and poor performance in the area of academics. Even though the United States has displayed a drop in the number of teenage pregnancies that occur, there are programs that can help provide support and guidance that hopefully results in the avoidance of the poor outcomes that happen so often in teen pregnancy and the parenting that follows. I will use this to obtain facts on the poor outcomes that are associated with teenage

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Sawchuk, S. (2012). Many Teachers Not Ready for the Common Core. Education Digest, 16-22. http://proxy.ashland.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eft&AN=82981829&site=ehost-live Beginning this research I stumbled on this article which discusses the successful implementation of the Common Core Standards.

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