In a study of 1073 black fourth graders from a low income area in a large metropolitan area, those from father present homes achieved a significantly higher reading achievement score than those coming from father absent homes. Limitations of the research and implications for future research are discussed. (EH)

The Riker's Island program was designed for 321 adolescents between the ages of 16 and 21 who were incarcerated at the Riker's Island facility for remanded and sentenced prisoners in New York City. The student population was made up of predominantly black and Puerto Rican youngsters from low socio-economic areas of New York City. Many of these…

Satisfaction in family living was studied in a New Zealand sample of 191 men and 285 women in the eight stages of the family life cycle. Results were compared with Rollins and Feldman's American sample. (Author)

New findings from research, leading to new insights, have in the past ten years revealed that effective couple communication is a vital key to effective marital interaction. Some of these insights are listed and described, and the new concepts which have emerged are discussed. (Author)

The psychological set which characterizes youth includes a rejection of established cultural values, a search for identity, groping, an attitude of experimentation, and a desire for change. Results of this for the family will be experimentation with family forms and drugs, alteration of the family's leisure function, and socialization procedures.…

The parenting and education functions of families, in the context of their homes and communities, are explored. The literature on parent education is reviewed, and a preliminary survey of a number of ongoing parent education programs is conducted. The tasks undertaken were designed to provide a solid theoretical and empirical foundation for…

Working with the entire junior class of a suburban, middle-class high school, researchers investigated the effects of family stability on student performance, using the Iowa Test of Educational Development as an achievement measure. A statistical test was applied to two groups of students, representing stability or lack of stability in the family…

A 12TH-GRADE INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE FOR HOME LIVING IS PRESENTED. THE PURPOSES ARE--TO DEVELOP SOME UNDERSTANDING OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROBLEMS OF ADULT FAMILY LIVING AND OF THE IMPORTANCE OF MATURITY IN THESE RELATIONSHIPS, TO EMPHASIZE FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS AND THE MANAGEMENT OF FAMILY RESOURCES, AND TO PROVIDE PRACTICE IN PLANNING,…

The concept of family life cycle has become increasingly prominent in the study of family development--the formation, maintenance, change, and dissolution of marriage and family relations. An evaluation of this concept is accomplished by examining the relationships between three possible stratification schemes: stage of the family life cycle,…

A ten week adult education class in Family Money Management was conducted in the local high school facilities by two high school teachers utilizing outside resource personnel. The objectives of the program were: (1) to develop an awareness of the financial problems and decisions to the family value system; (2) to enable interested adults to gain…