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Luis Alejandro Lopez-Agudo; Oscar David Marcenaro-Gutierrez – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2024
Parents have the option of enrolling their children in the first stage of early childhood education (from 0 to 3 years of age). However, not all parents decide to do so, waiting until the second stage of early childhood education to enrol them in the education system (from 3 to 5 years of age), or even until compulsory education when their…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Enrollment Influences, Parent Role, Decision Making
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Tomislava Vidic – International Journal of Emotional Education, 2024
Perceived life satisfaction during the period of childhood and adolescence can be considered a reliable measure of psychological and emotional growth of children and adolescents. The current study aimed to investigate age differences related to social support provided to students (by teachers, classmates, parents and close friends), and its…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Student Attitudes, Student Satisfaction, Social Support Groups
Sherry Petty – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Extensive research has been conducted on summer reading loss among children from low-SES families and children who are struggling readers (Alexander, Entwisle, & Olson, 2001; Allington, et al., 2010; Compton-Lilly, Caloia, Quast, & McCann, 2016; Cooper, Nye, Charlton, Lindsay, & Greathouse, 1996; Heyns, 1978; Parker & Reid, 2017).…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Vacation Programs, Reading Achievement, Achievement Gains
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Melissa Cater; Anne Kean; Diane Sasser – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2015
Physical inactivity is a growing problem among children, particularly school-aged youth. Research suggests children are especially prone to inactivity in the summer months when access to structured school-time and extra-curricular activities is reduced. Community programs like residential summer camps offer an excellent environment for engaging…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6
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Radu, Roxana – Educational Studies, 2013
Exploring a unique region concerning educational reforms in the past 20?years, the present study empirically investigates the attitudes towards parental involvement in school life in a comparative perspective of south-eastern European (SEE) countries for the 2008/2009 school year. Based on a multiple regression model for nine different countries,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Participation, Educational Change, Multiple Regression Analysis
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Nickerson, Amanda B.; Nagle, Richard J. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2005
This study investigated child and early adolescent relationships with parents and peers within the theoretical framework of attachment. A cross-sectional sample of 279 fourth, sixth, and eighth graders completed two self-report measures assessing attachment to parents and friends. Fourth graders described more trusting and communicative…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Parent Role, Attachment Behavior, Parent Child Relationship