Examines two patterns of socializing interactions in 180 adolescents' relations with mothers, fathers, and friends. These patterns involve commands based on greater authority and expertise (unilateral) and negotiation and coconstruction (mutual). In a questionnaire, adolescents reported the frequencies of these patterns in their own relations…

A study compared eighth-grade children who lived with their fathers to those who lived with their mothers to examine the effects of parent custody on academic achievement. Predictor variables used were socioeconomic status, race, sex of child and parent, residence, and student perception of parent interest in school. Results are discussed. (DF)

Sex differences were examined in a longitudinal sample of 193 parent-infant pairs. Sex differences were absent in measures of environment and parent-child interaction but present in parent prediction of children's later intellectual and linguistic skills. The same experiences appear to have different effects for boys and girls. (KH)

Presenting subject matter from all areas of home economics in an interrelated manner will help students view the family holistically, as a part of the educational, economic, legal, political, and medical systems. Home economics can help students be aware of trends affecting the family and develop decision-making skills. (SK)

This article on the research and educational implications of self-concept discusses definitions, methods, theoretical orientations, developmental conditions, correlates, changes and changeability, and pedagogical consequences of self-concept. (PN)

The dramatic change in parents' involvement in their children's primary education in England over the last 15 years is exemplified by the case of one inner-city Liverpool school's successful parent-school partnership program. Among other improvements, substantial gains in reading scores are attributed to parent assistance. (MJL)

This essay explored the authority relation between parents and teachers, their respective spheres of influence, the quality of their relationships, and the potential for building constructive alliances between them. (Author/RK)

Excerpt from "The Roots of Love" (Helene S. Arnstein, 1975). Book is concerned with feelings that are part of child's developmental stages. Included in excerpt are: genital self-discovery, masturbation, discovery of sex differences, and birth fantasies. Stresses importance of parent's feelings which are communicated to child.

This research brief summarizes a recent report on the educational advances of the second and third generations of California's immigrants, "Educational Progress Across Immigrant Generations in California," by PPIC researchers Deborah Reed, Laura E. Hill, Christopher Jepsen, and Hans P. Johnson, shed new light on California's immigrant…

This issue of the quarterly newsletter, "PLAINTalk," is the third in a four part series, reprinting chapters from Sharon and Craig Ramey's book, "Going to School." This issue presents practical and useful techniques for parents covering the following topics: (1) What Is "Parent Involvement"?; (2) The Right Balance of "Parent Involvement"; (3) Why…

Intended as a guide for all educators associated with parent involvement--especially classroom teachers--this resource handbook addresses the issues and concerns of parents in school programs. Following an Introduction, chapters in the handbook are: (1) Why We Need Parent Involvement in Our Schools; (2) Diversity in Schools; (3) The ABC's of…

This book offers guidance on dealing with the problem of truancy and non-attendance. It provides examples of the latest ways that schools, teachers, education welfare officers, and local education authorities in the United Kingdom have worked to overcome their attendance problems, identifying 120 short-term solutions and several long-term…

This book presents strategies that African American parents have used to pass on a legacy of excellence to their daughters, focusing on how and why these young African American women have succeeded. Information comes from interviews with and surveys of young women college students and college graduates and their parents. The book includes seven…

This study investigated variations in adolescents' relationships with mothers and fathers. Two questions guided the study: (1) Are differences in the features of adolescents relationships with parents related to adolescents grade, adolescents gender, or parents gender?; and (2) Are differences in parents influence related to adolescents grade,…

It is well documented that children of middle-class parents generally do better at school than their working-class peers and despite increases in school retention rates in Australia, this remains the case. Social reproduction theories are often used to describe this phenomenon. Social reproduction theory assumes that a family's class position is…