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McBride, Brent A.; McBride, Rebecca J. – Illinois Teacher of Home Economics, 1990
Parent education and support programs designed specifically for fathers are one way to prepare men to meet the changing expectations for paternal involvement. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Fathers, Parent Education, Parent Role
Peer reviewedMcBride, Brent A.; McBride, Rebecca J. – Childhood Education, 1993
Discusses the need for family support programs especially designed for fathers, since most programs tend to focus on the mother's role as the primary caregiver and parent. Reviews the research on programs for fathers and introduces a model parent education and support program for fathers and their preschool-age children. (MDM)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Family Programs, Fathers, Models
Direct linkMcBride, Brent A.; Brown, Geoffrey L.; Bost, Kelly K.; Shin, Nana; Vaughn, Brian; Korth, Byran – Family Relations, 2005
The purpose of this study was to examine whether mothers' beliefs about the role of the father may contribute to mothers influencing the quantity of father involvement in their children's lives. Participants were 30 two-parent families with children between the ages of 2 and 3 years. A combination of self-report and interview data were collected…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Mothers, Fathers, Parent Participation
Peer reviewedMcBride, Brent A. – Family Relations, 1990
Investigated effects of parent education/play group program on types of involvement fathers (N=30) had with their children and their perceived sense of competence in parenting skills. Found significant program effects on treatment group fathers' (N=15) responsibility, forms of involvement, and their perceived sense of competence in parenting…
Descriptors: Fathers, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Education, Parent Participation
Peer reviewedMcBride, Brent A. – Young Children, 1989
Discusses the levels at which fathers become involved with their children and the factors that influence their involvement. Also describes a Dad's Day Program at the University of Maryland's Center for Young Children. (BB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Early Childhood Education, Fathers
Peer reviewedMcBride, Brent A.; McBride, Rebecca J. – Journal of Home Economics, 1990
Includes an overview of perceived cultural changes in the role of fathers, the changing nature of parent education and family support programs, a theoretical perspective of paternal involvement, and strategies for home economists in family life and parent education programs. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Child Development, Child Rearing, Family Life Education
Peer reviewedMcBride, Brent A. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1991
Examined the effects of a parent support program designed to help fathers cope with paternal role stress. Results indicated that such intervention programs may be effective in reducing fathers' perceived parental stress at becoming more actively involved in child raising. Implications for further research on paternal stress and for the development…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Fathers, Parent Attitudes, Parent Background
Peer reviewedMcBride, Brent A.; Rane, Thomas R. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1997
Studied perceptions and attitudes of fathers and mothers about their own and their spouse's parental roles, and identified relationships between those perceptions and variations in fathers' actual involvement in child rearing. Found mothers' perceptions of their partners' investments in parent, spouse, and worker roles were best predictors of…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Family Involvement, Family Role, Father Attitudes
