KIDS COUNT Data Project

Introduction to project:

We have been learning this quarter about various social problems and strategies on how to solve them. We have spent a great deal of time using various websites and data in this course to further expand our knowledge and awareness of social problems. We have also learned the importance of using quality data and information to develop plans for social change. This final project will allow you to use your sociological imagination to develop a report to inform the Governoršs office about many of the problems facing children in the United States and the State of Ohio. You may want to include issues such as hunger, poverty, crime, health, and education.

Directions:

Using information from the following websites develop a report to inform the Governoršs office about the state of young people in this country. Be sure to include data and tables in your report ( You can print them out and put them in an appendix). Your report must have the following:

  1. Cover page
  2. Introduction
  3. Executive Summary ( 1 page listing the highlights of your report)
  4. Content ( You may want to organize your report by different areas such as Health, Education, Violence, etc)
  5. A one page set of recommendations
  6. An appendix with tables, data, and charts.
  7. Your paper must be typed and double space with no larger than 1 inch margins. Please use 12 pt. Font.
  8. Be creative and have fun with this report.

Websites you will want to use:

Be sure to contact me should you have any questions. You are more than welcome to use the sociology lab at any time. The completion of this project fulfills your research project requirement for this course.