Investigated how female parents in dual-career families view their roles. Compared the effectiveness of two strategies for dealing with conflict. Subjects using a role redefinition strategy did not differ from subjects using a role expansion strategy in self-reports of role conflict and coping effectiveness. (Author)

A parent and teacher were trained in home and school settings to administer a self-feeding program to a profoundly retarded adult woman. During training, an increase in both the parent and teacher's appropriate use of instruction and attention occurred, and a high stable rate of self-feeding responses developed across settings. (Author)

Analyzes the formation of parent and student interest groups, their actions, and their role in the resolution of the St. Louis, Missouri teacher's strike of 1979. (GC)

Traces the evolution of views on early education from before Project Head Start (1965) to the present. Emphasizes the importance of education during the first years of life and recommends that more resources be made available for parents and teachers of young children. (Author/GC)

Home economics programs must be reexamined in light of the increasing number of dual-career families. New programs tailored to meet their needs help to keep home economics on the cutting edge. Home economists must be flexible, creative, and willing to meet the challenges. (JOW)

Studies complex factors contributing to the development of adolescent psychoses in two stepbrothers. Neurodevelopmental difficulties make them vulnerable to their parents' fears and conflicts. This affects the quality of their total life experience and the kind of parent-child relationships leading to their psychoses. A discussion by Saul L. Brown…

Describes the results of a random survey about adult reading habits and attitudes. Special emphasis is made to underscore the implications of the fact that women are entering the work force in larger numbers and men are playing larger roles as reading models as they become more involved in child rearing. (Author/SK)

Examines the impact of a daughter's transitions to marriage and motherhood on the mother-daughter relationship. When daughters become mothers, mothers and daughters tend to reevaluate each other and become more involved in each others' lives. Change entails redefinition in terms of their relative statuses and their role perspectives. (Author)

A study of Canadian families showed Canadians delayed childbearing longer, spaced their children more closely, married off the last child earlier, and survive jointly longer. Canadians average longer marriages and have a longer postparental period. Overall the analysis indicates a long-term stability in the Canadian family cycle. (Author)

Reviews research studies regarding the father's role in child development and indicates that theoretical perspectives on father-child relationships are incomplete. According to recent research, the father's role noticeably influences child development. Changing sex roles do not appear to have influenced most Australian fathers to share caregiving…

Interviews with new mothers document the husband's role as gatekeeper in his wife's preparing for and coping with childbirth. Social class, race, family stage, and the husband-wife relationship explain about 40 percent of the variance in whether husbands choose to prepare for childbirth. (Author)

Examines whether male and female college students reared in either father-absent or intact families differ in terms of their locus of control. (CM)

The development of healthy attitudes and a positive self-concept for handicapped students can be achieved through family life education that is taught with an openness toward sexuality. This type of program can ensure that they are able to carry on normal interpersonal relationships, including a sexual component. (RJG)

Analysis of the data suggested that fathers who are affectionate and child-centered and whose daughters identify with them are less likely to have daughters who use marijuana. Adolescent nonusers differed from users on a number of personality attributes reflecting conventionality and a cognitive style of receptivity to change. (Author/DB)