Discusses the necessity of a home-school partnership in improving schools. Sets forth obligations of both schools and parents in such a partnership. (FL)

Discusses the importance of preschool literacy training. (FL)

Research on parents' roles with gifted students is reviewed in terms of family characteristics, parental attitudes and values, family problems with gifted children, achievement and underachievement, identification, enrichment suggestions for parents, and the parent-school relationship. Among findings cited are a lack of experimental research and…

Surveyed 45 dual-career couples to identify conflicts and solutions of professinals pursuing academic careers and bearing family responsibilities. Compared males and females, couples with children and those without, couples under 40 years of age and older couples, and this sample with one from business and industry. (Author/JAC)

Attitudes toward parenting success or failure were tested via a questionnaire administered to 276 undergraduates without parenting experience. Female respondents were especially success-oriented and viewed parenting as requiring deliberation and skill; males were more inclined to put blame for failure on the child. (CJM)

Describes how one student improved his mathematics performance by keeping a journal of class activities and homework assignments. (FL)

Describes ways that both parents and teachers can instill a love of reading in children. (FL)

Discusses the phenomenon of parental involvement in the courtship activities of their children. The research reported demonstrates considerable mutuality between mothers and daughters in constructing the next generation through mate selection. (Author)

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Father involvement with first-born infants in caretaking, affective proximal, and social activities was observed in a naturalistic home setting with mothers also present. Fathers were more involved in social activities, particularly play with the infant, than in physical caretaking. (Author)

The authors discuss several studies which invalidate the common presumption that fathers play an insignificant role in the sociopersonality development of their infant children. It is shown that fathers are extremely salient individuals in the lives of their children, particularly their sons. (Author)

This booklet introduces parents to techniques for helping their kindergarteners learn to read. Included is a story about how one mother and father encourage their sons to read, a sample reading activity, and a checklist for kindergarten reading skills.

Recent federal legislation has strengthened the role of parents in the education of their children, in school decision making, and in teacher preparation. The purpose of this study was to determine: (1) whether teacher preparation standards are aligned with current legislation related to parent partnerships; (2) if they address the direct…

For eight years, the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) has been engaged in the undertaking of surveying attitudes of teens and those who most influence them--parents, teachers and school principals. While other surveys seek to measure the extent of substance abuse in the population, the CASA back to school survey probes…