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Direct linkObied, Vicky Macleroy – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2009
This article investigates the home literacy practices of Portuguese-English bilingual children raised in Portugal. The ethnographic research was inspired by experience with bilingual families, whose children were all of school age, so acquisition of literacy in English as the non-school language had surfaced as an issue. The research opens up new…
Descriptors: Siblings, One Parent Family, Ethnography, Foreign Countries
Werner, S.; Edwards, M.; Baum, N.; Brown, I.; Brown, R. I.; Isaacs, B. J. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009
Background: The Family Quality of Life Survey (FQOLS-2006) was developed as the result of increased interest in family quality of life (FQOL) among families with a member who has an intellectual disability (ID). The instrument includes nine life domains and six dimensions reflecting the main areas and characteristics of FQOL. The aim of the…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Family Relationship, Family Environment
Barksdale, Crystal L.; Walrath, Christine M.; Compton, Jill S.; Goldston, David B. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2009
There are scant data documenting the relationship between caregiver strain and suicidal behavior among youth. This study includes data from the caregivers of 1,854 youth who received services through the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program. Caregiver strain, family functioning, and youth…
Descriptors: Family Life, Caregivers, Suicide, Measures (Individuals)
Nichols, Sue; Nixon, Helen; Rowsell, Jennifer – Literacy, 2009
In this paper we consider the place of early childhood literacy in the discursive construction of the identity(ies) of "proper" parents. Our analysis crosses between representations of parenting in texts produced by commercial and government/public institutional interests and the self-representations of individual parents in interviews with the…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Young Children, Parents, Emergent Literacy
Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J. S.; Oades, Robert D.; Psychogiou, Lamprini; Chen, Wai; Franke, Barbara; Buitelaar, Jan; Banaschewski, Tobias; Ebstein, Richard P.; Gil, Michael; Anney, Richard; Miranda, Ana; Roeyers, Herbert; Rothenberger, Aribert; Sergeant, Joseph; Steinhausen, Hans Christoph; Thompson, Margaret; Asherson, Philip; Faraone, Stephen V. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2009
Background: Mothers' positive emotions expressed about their children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are associated with a reduced likelihood of comorbid conduct problems (CP). We examined whether this association with CP, and one with emotional problems (EMO), is moderated by variants within three genes, previously reported…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Patients
Davis, Kelly A.; Epkins, Catherine C. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2009
We extended past research that focused on the relation between family conflict and preadolescents' depressive and anxiety symptoms. In a sample of 160 11- to 12-year-olds, we examined whether private religious practices moderated the relations between family conflict and preadolescents' depressive and anxiety symptoms. Although preadolescents'…
Descriptors: Mothers, Conflict, Religion, Preadolescents
Floyd, Loury Ollison; Vernon-Dotson, Lisa Jo – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2009
It is a widely held belief that increased family involvement enhances student academic achievement. When considering children with special needs, involvement is not only beneficial; it is often an essential ingredient in a child's success. Families of children with special needs are often limited by time constraints that inhibit school…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Family Involvement, Special Needs Students, Disabilities
Zuna, Nina I.; Selig, James P.; Summers, Jean Ann; Turnbull, Ann P. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2009
Recently, within the field of special education, attention has been accorded to the conceptualization and measurement of family outcomes. The Family Quality of Life (FQOL) Scale is an instrument that can be used to measure family outcomes for families who have children with disabilities, and it has been demonstrated to have psychometric validity.…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Disabilities, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis
Barber, Jennifer S.; East, Patricia L. – Child Development, 2009
This study examines the differential availability of family and parenting resources to children depending on their birth planning status. The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth data were analyzed, 3,134 mothers and their 5,890 children (M = 7.1 years, range = 1 month-14.8 years), of whom 63% were intended at conception, 27% were mistimed, and…
Descriptors: Siblings, Parent Influence, Child Rearing, Family Environment
Chou, Yueh-Ching; Chiao, Chi; Fu, Li-Yeh – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: Primary family carers of adults with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) experience a range of considerable demands. Method: A census survey was conducted in a city of Taiwan; 796 family carers of adults (aged 18 or older) diagnosed with intellectual disability and/or with multiple disabilities living with the family…
Descriptors: Family Income, Severe Disabilities, Multiple Disabilities, Mental Retardation
Di Tommaso, Kathrynn – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 2011
This paper presents a follow-up to a previously published paper "The Connection between Role Model Relationships and Self-Direction in Developmental Students" and is based on findings from the same study. The study used observations and interviews to explore the ways in which a cohort of developmental writing students described their…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Observation, Interviews, Writing Instruction
Ginsburg, Golda S.; Burstein, Marcy; Becker, Kimberly D.; Drake, Kelly L. – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2011
This article presents an intervention model for young children with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The intervention, designed to reduce compulsive behavior and improve parenting practices, was tested using a multiple baseline design with 7 children (M = 6 years old; 57% female) in which participants were randomly assigned to 1, 2, or 3 weeks…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Evaluators, Intervention, Parenting Styles
Montt, Guillermo – Sociology of Education, 2011
School systems are called not only to instruct and socialize students but also to differentiate among them. Although much research has investigated inequalities in educational outcomes associated with students' family background and other ascriptive traits, little research has examined cross-national differences in the total amount of…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Objectives, Family Characteristics
Modin, Bitte; Ostberg, Viveca; Almquist, Ylva – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2011
This study examined the extent to which sixth grade peer status could predict anxiety and/or depression in 5,242 women and 5,004 men who were born in 1953 and whose hospital records were followed up from 1973-2003. The data used was the Stockholm Birth Cohort Study. While no association could be established for men, results indicated that women…
Descriptors: Females, Academic Achievement, Children, Grade 9
Marakovitz, Susan E.; Wagmiller, Robert L.; Mian, Nicholas D.; Briggs-Gowan, Margaret J.; Carter, Alice S. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2011
This study was designed to examine the contribution of multiple risk factors to early internalizing problems and to investigate whether family and ecological context moderated the association between child temperament and internalizing outcomes. A sample of 1,202 mothers of 2- and 3-year-old children completed a survey of child social-emotional…
Descriptors: Females, At Risk Persons, Personality Traits, Family Environment
