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Rosenbaum, Laurie K.; And Others – 1980
Current research suggests that a lack of involvement and a sense of powerlessness pervades many aspects of life for the inner city poor, including childrearing. In the late 1960's, as the movement to involve parents in their children's schools grew, an assumption took root that such participation would help alleviate parents' feelings of…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Disadvantaged, Inner City, Locus of Control
Haggstrom, Gus W.; And Others – 1984
This study examines how becoming a parent affects the lives of young men and women during the 7-year period following their graduation from high school. The study is based on data from the National Longitudinal Survey of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS), a large panel study of over 22,000 high school seniors who were the subjects of four…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Development, Citizen Participation, Comparative Analysis