Pecha Kucha is an innovative session in which each presenter has 6 minutes and 40 seconds to present (presenters are allowed 20 slides during the presentation). After the presentations there istime for questions and discussion.
Author Don Peck pulls together information from many places-including scholarly sources familiar to NCFR. This article caught my eye because of two family scholars he quotes-Glen Elder and Kathryn Edin (speakers at NCFR conferences)-as well as input from Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman and other experts.
Every family manages resources. How well these actions support the family's needs affects their well-being in profound ways. What does the research show about families and resources? What happens to families who are "Unbanked" or those who do not engage in deliberate preparation for the future such as in Estate Planning? What are the cultural influences that we need to be aware of in studying and serving families? Where can families go for reliable information? In this issue of NCFR Report, our expert members answer these and other questions.
Cell phones and pagers, e-mail and the Internet, endless to-do lists...in a 24/7 world, it's getting harder to stay competitive on the job and still be truly "present" at home. In this issue, we explore the intersection of work and family life and how families are coping with unrelenting "busy-ness."
