To better plan parent education programs for families from different ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds, the Parent As a Teacher Inventory (PAAT) was used to identify similarities and differences among 114 Anglo-, Black- and Mexican-American mothers from upper, middle, and lower class intact homes in greater Phoenix, Arizona. Each of the…

The Parent as a Teacher Inventory can provide data for designing a parenting curriculum geared to a specific target group. Used to examine childrearing expectations held by Navajo and Hopi Indians, the Inventory reveals pervasive differences based on tribal affiliation, parent's sex, child's sex, and parent's educational experience. (SB)

Describes a comparative study of self-perceived and grandchild-perceived strengths and educational needs of 204 African-American and 204 Anglo grandparents and 295 African-American and 175 Anglo grandchildren, examining how to adapt programs effective for Anglos so that they would be effective for African Americans. Recommendations are made for…