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Neuman, Ari – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2020
Home schooling is a growing practice in many Western countries. Examination of the practice has entailed collection of "hard" data, such as academic achievements and success rates in higher education, as well as investigation of the practice from the perspective of parents. It is very important to examine homeschooling from the…
Descriptors: Home Schooling, Adolescents, Student Attitudes, Evaluation
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Dancy, T. Elon, II – Gender and Education, 2011
Using an interdisciplinary approach, this paper explores the ways in which colleges become sites that socialise African American men as gendered beings. Twenty-four African American men enrolled in 12 colleges and universities across the 19 southern and border states of America participated in this study. The purpose is to illustrate how…
Descriptors: Males, Masculinity, Collegiality, Gender Issues
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Mendes, Philip; Johnson, Guy; Moslehuddin, Badal – Child Care in Practice, 2012
It is generally accepted (for example, Stein and Wade) that those young people who are able to establish positive relationships with their family in care and/or when transitioning from care are more likely to have a positive self-identity and self-confidence, and overall better outcomes. Conversely, poor or non-existent family links may contribute…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Treatment, Positive Attitudes, Personality Development, Self Esteem
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Slobodskaya, Helena R.; Akhmetova, Olga A. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2010
The aim of this study was to explore child and adolescent personality in the Russian culture, addressing gender and age differences, and to examine personality and family effects on children's Internalizing and Externalizing problems. Parents of 1,640 Russian children aged 3-18 years completed the Inventory of Child Individual Differences…
Descriptors: Family Characteristics, Adolescents, Age Differences, Personality Development
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Benson, Janel E.; Johnson, Monica Kirkpatrick – Journal of Family Issues, 2009
This study examines the links between adolescent family context and coming to see oneself as an adult. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, the authors investigate how adolescent family structure, resources, and processes together influence adult identity and whether they do so similarly for men and women. The…
Descriptors: Family Structure, Parent Child Relationship, Family Characteristics, Family Influence
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Maher, Michael J. – Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 2007
The Catholic Magisterium has made a distinction between homosexual orientation (disordered but not sinful), homosexual activity (sinful, but judged "with prudence"), rights of gay and lesbian people, and the Church's pastoral responsibilities to gay and lesbian people. Both the Vatican and the American bishops have clearly stated that the topic of…
Descriptors: Alumni, Homosexuality, Catholic Schools, Catholics