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FPG Child Development Institute, 2006
In families with two working parents, fathers make important contributions to children's early language skills. Results from a new study by FPG Child Development Institute show that children whose fathers' vocabulary was more varied when they were two, had greater language skills at age three. Mother's vocabulary was not found to have a…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Employed Parents, Parent Education, Fathers
Garner, Barbara, Ed. – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2003
"Focus on Basics" is the quarterly publication of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy. It presents best practices, current research on adult learning and literacy, and how research is used by adult basic education teachers, counselors, program administrators, and policymakers. "Focus on Basics" is…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Adult Basic Education, Relevance (Education), English (Second Language)
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Aguirre, Adalberto, Jr., Ed.; Martinez, Ruben O., Ed. – ASHE Higher Education Report, 2006
This monograph examines and discusses the context for diversity leadership roles and practices in higher education by using research and theoretical and applied literatures from a variety of fields, including the social sciences, business, and higher education. Framing the discussion on leadership in this monograph is the perspective that American…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Social Sciences, Leadership, Organizational Theories