Unwed Mothers IDENTIFIERS *Project Redirection

This report presents ethncjraphic case studies of the life circumstances and experiences of 18 low-income adolescents who participated in Project Redirection, a national program which provides educational and family planning services at the local level to pregnant teens and mothers. Information on the teens ' family background, patterns of sexuality and birth control use, and educational and employment aspirations for the future is provided, and the impact of their participation in the project is assessed. The report recommends that the program make a greater effort to involve itself with the participant's family and the father of the baby. Given the study's finding that the mother is usually the primary support for the teen and the quality of the mother-daughter relationship is a primary influence on the ten's decision making, a major program objective should be to lessen vonflict and strengthe