This proposal requests an additional five years of support for the Penn State Family Issues Symposium, an annual interdisciplinary conference designed to focus attention on under-studied issues that are important in terms of understanding family structure and functioning and their impact on the development of children and youth. The proposal builds on an eleven-year tradition of annual symposia that have been co-organized by faculty from Penn State's Population Research Institute (Booth) and Department of Human Development and Family Studies (Crouter), with additional intellectual and financial support from numerous other departments and centers and NICHD. ? ? The goals of this proposal are: (1) To promote interdisciplinary dialogue and to stimulate research on family issues. (2) To promote scholarly excellence. (3) To identify promising issues in the field of family studies that are not receiving sufficient attention from researchers that would not ordinarily be covered by professional societies, foundations, or government agencies. ? ?

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
Type
Conference (R13)
Project #
1R13HD048150-01
Application #
6816232
Study Section
Pediatrics Subcommittee (CHHD)
Program Officer
Bachrach, Christine
Project Start
2004-07-01
Project End
2009-06-30
Budget Start
2004-07-01
Budget End
2005-06-30
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
2004
Total Cost
$9,100
Indirect Cost
Name
Pennsylvania State University
Department
Miscellaneous
Type
Organized Research Units
DUNS #
003403953
City
University Park
State
PA
Country
United States
Zip Code
16802