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Direct linkHarris, Alma; Goodall, Janet – Educational Research, 2008
Background: This paper outlines the findings from a research project carried out in the UK that explored the relationship between parental engagement and student achievement. Purpose: The 12-month research project was commissioned to explore the relationship between innovative work with parents and the subsequent impact upon student achievement. A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Relationship, Parent Participation, Academic Achievement
Yoshikawa, Hirokazu; Way, Niobe – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2008
This chapter provides an overview of nonfamily contexts that shape the development and adjustment of children and youth from immigrant families. It also describes the four chapters in this special issue that focus on peer, network, legal, and institutional contexts that influence the lives of immigrant parents and their children. Directions for…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Citizenship, Status, Children
Porfeli, Erik J.; Wang, Chuang; Hartung, Paul J. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2008
Theory and research suggest that children develop orientations toward work appreciably influenced by their family members' own expressed work experiences and emotions. Cross-sectional data from 100 children (53 girls, 47 boys; mean age = 11.1 years) and structural equation modeling were used to assess measures of work affectivity and experiences…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Career Development, Work Attitudes, Children
McKee, Laura; Forehand, Rex; Rakow, Aaron; Reeslund, Kristen; Roland, Erin; Hardcastle, Emily; Compas, Bruce – Behavior Modification, 2008
The aim of this study was to advance our understanding of the relations between three specific parenting behaviors (warmth, monitoring, and discipline) and two child outcomes (internalizing and externalizing problems) within the context of parental depression. Using an approach recommended by A. Caron, B. Weiss, V. Harris, and T. Carron (2006),…
Descriptors: Discipline, Child Rearing, Parent Child Relationship, Depression (Psychology)
Star, Katharina L.; Cox, Jane A. – Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 2008
Couples and family counselors have a long history of using creative techniques with their clients. Counselors can use creative arts to help clients express deep emotions, gain self-awareness, and move toward individual and family goals. There are numerous ways in which counselors can incorporate creative strategies in their work with couples and…
Descriptors: Family Counseling, Counseling Techniques, Creativity, Photography
Wainright, Jennifer L.; Patterson, Charlotte J. – Developmental Psychology, 2008
This study examined associations among family type (same-sex vs. opposite-sex parents), adolescent gender, family and relationship variables, and the peer relations of adolescents. Participants included 44 adolescents parented by same-sex female couples and 44 adolescents parented by opposite-sex couples, matched on demographic characteristics …
Descriptors: Friendship, Adolescents, Peer Relationship, Females
Perry, Nancy J.; Kay, Sascha Mitchell; Brown, Ashley – Early Child Development and Care, 2008
The aim of this qualitative study was to examine how Latino immigrant families incorporate school-based interactive literacy activities into their existing home literacy practices. Findings revealed that Hispanic parents appropriate school-related literacy activities into their existing repertoire when they believed it would best help their…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Family Literacy, Immigrants, Family Environment
Harlin, Rebecca P. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2008
The assumptions about children's development are challenged by recent research findings that show learning begins at an earlier age and proceeds at a different pace than expected. Sometimes researchers find that they have misunderstood children's cognitive, social, and physical development due to errors in measurement (faulty tests or tools),…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Development, Family Environment, Mathematics Education
Roberts, Sherron Killingsworth; Crawford, Patricia A. – Young Children, 2008
This article provides a rationale and related practical suggestions for using literature as a support system for social-emotional development as children cope with the stresses, anxieties, and feelings of loss that can occur in family life. The authors discusses types of books, how to choose them, and how teachers can use authentic literature to…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Family Life, Emotional Development, Coping
Padak, Nancy; Rasinski, Timothy – Reading Teacher, 2008
The games that children play are not just for fun-they often lead to important skill development. Likewise, word games are fun opportunities for parents and children to spend time together and for children to learn a lot about sounds and words. In this Family Involvement column, the authors describe 12 easy-to-implement word games that parents and…
Descriptors: Play, Games, Family Involvement, Skill Development
Download full textMercuri, Sandra Patricia – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2012
This qualitative research looks at the effects that language choices and cultural practices have on identity development in the education of minority students in the United States. It examines the educational journey of Irma, a Latina educator. Through the analysis of interviews with the participant, this paper intends to show the effects of…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Minority Groups, Self Concept, Second Language Learning
Jenkins, Jennifer M.; Cheung, Connie; Frampton, Kristen; Rasbash, Jon; Boyle, Michael H.; Georgiades, Katholiki – European Journal of Developmental Science, 2009
The goal of the present study is to demonstrate the ways in which multilevel models can be applied to family research. We emphasize the conceptual issues in family research that this data analytic technique helps us to address. The family represents a nested, hierarchical structure in which multiple children from the same family are not…
Descriptors: Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Family (Sociological Unit), Research Methodology, Family Structure
Mandara, Jelani; Varner, Fatima; Greene, Nereira; Richman, Scott – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2009
The authors examined intergenerational family predictors of the Black-White achievement gap among 4,406 adolescents from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. An intergenerational model of the process by which family factors contribute to the achievement gap was also tested. The results showed that the ethnic gaps in socioeconomic status…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing, Adolescents
Jokela, Markus; Power, Chris; Kivimaki, Mika – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2009
Background: Childhood externalizing and internalizing behaviors have been associated with injury risk in childhood and adolescence, but it is unknown whether this association continues to hold in adulthood. We examined whether externalizing and internalizing behaviors expressed in childhood predict injuries in childhood, adolescence, and…
Descriptors: Social Class, Family Size, Injuries, Children
Feeny, Norah C.; Silva, Susan G.; Reinecke, Mark A.; McNulty, Steven; Findling, Robert L.; Rohde, Paul; Curry, John F.; Ginsburg, Golda S.; Kratochvil, Christopher J.; Pathak, Sanjeev M.; May, Diane E.; Kennard, Betsy D.; Simons, Anne D.; Wells, Karen C.; Robins, Michele; Rosenberg, David; March, John S. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2009
This article explores aspects of family environment and parent-child conflict that may predict or moderate response to acute treatments among depressed adolescents (N = 439) randomly assigned to fluoxetine, cognitive behavioral therapy, their combination, or placebo. Outcomes were Week 12 scores on measures of depression and global impairment. Of…
Descriptors: Conflict, Cognitive Restructuring, Adolescents, Family Environment
