Father absence and measures of sex role attitudes in children have been examined in previous research. To investigate whether father presence is more likely to be positively related to instrumentality in both boys and girls, children and their parents completed questionnaires. Boys scored higher than girls on the instrumentality measures. Children…

Information about the influence fathers have on their children's development is provided in this booklet. Chapter One reviews research focused on father-absence and inadequate fathering. Societal expectations for fathers, paternal deprivation, children's emotional, cognitive and social development as well as sex-role adjustment are briefly…

Based on the belief that learning can take place in the home as well as in the school, this booklet was developed as a means of helping parents contribute to the improvement of their children's oral communication skills. Various sections of the booklet contain the following: (1) a discussion of children's communication behaviors, including an…

The handbook is designed for community professionals and lay people concerned with child abuse and neglect. Information is presented on six topics: community organizing and community participation in planning for the protection of children, coordinating existing resources and developing a team treatment approach, developing an effective link…

This teacher's handbook suggests that, as social, economic and political changes in the United States have altered family structure and parenting skills have become more complex and demanding, parent support programs and services must be made available. It is suggested that parenting should become a more cooperative process involving everyone in…

Thirteen author-contributed papers, interviews, and discussions focus on historical trends in the education of handicapped children and youth. The first section provides three perspectives on the status of exceptional child education through interviews with members of Congress (J. Randolph, H. Williams, C. Perkins, And A. Quie), the Bureau of…

This document is designed to promote effective involvement in Title I programs by providing useful ideas and sources of additional information. Practical articles on effective parent involvement in education and materials illustrating how particular communities addressed their needs are presented. Also provided is an inventory of people, agencies…

This study compares the face-to-face interaction of infants with fathers to their interaction with mothers and with strangers. Five infants were videotaped in individual interaction with their mothers, fathers, and unfamiliar adults at weekly intervals from the second week until the infants were 6 months old. Infants were seated in a laboratory…

This study examined the effects of an Education for Parenthood Program (EPP) on the childrearing attitudes of eighth grade students. Two eighth grade classes were randomly selected from five sections at a middle school in south central Pennsylvania. One of the classes (both of which were approximatley 60% male and 70% black) was randomly assigned…

The perceptions of parents of 113 developmentally delayed preschool children were compared with mental ages derived from the Cattell Infant Intelligence Scale and the Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale. With the parents as informants, an Alpern-Boll Developmental Profile was completed. Findings demonstrated a high degree of correlation between the…

The importance of parent involvement in the career education of their handicapped children is the focus of the paper. Parent participation is necessary both because it has been mandated by law and because parents have an influence on their children and provide a valuable resource in career education. Alternative delivery systems, such as…

EFFECTIVE HOME-SCHOOL RELATIONS PROMOTE BETTER COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDING, MORE SUCCESSFUL TEACHERS, HAPPIER PARENTS AND MORE ADEPT PUPILS. PARENTS AND TEACHERS ARE IMPORTANT TO YOUNG CHILDREN DURING THE TRANSITION FROM HOME TO SCHOOL. SINCE EDUCATIONAL PROCEDURES, TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS HAVE CHANGED OVER THE YEARS, PARENTS NEED TO…

THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM ARE TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE HOME AND THE SCHOOL, TO INCREASE PARENTAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE VALUES OF EDUCATION, AND TO INCREASE PARENTAL SKILLS SO THAT THEY CAN BETTER PREPARE THEIR CHILDREN FOR SCHOOL. CLASSES WILL BE HELD TWICE A MONTH AND WILL BE LED BY TEACHERS. MEETINGS WILL INCLUDE FILMS, RESOURCE…

MOTIVATION, RATHER THAN ALTERED CURRICULUM OR INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUE, WAS UTILIZED TO RAISE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WHICH DRAW THEIR STUDENT BODY PRINCIPALLY FROM CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED NEGRO FAMILIES. THREE BASIC APPROACHES WERE USED TO IMPROVE MOTIVATION IN THE SCHOOLS--(1) TEACHERS AND PARENTS WERE FIRST PERSUADED THAT…

THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FILMED DEMONSTRATION OF THE SUZUKI METHOD OF TEACHING VIOLIN TO THE YOUNG CHILD WAS DESCRIBED. THE PURPOSE OF THIS FILM WAS TO SHOW HOW THIS PROGRAM MIGHT BE APPLIED TO AMERICAN STRING INSTRUMENT INSTRUCTION. IT WAS PRIMARILY DIRECTED TO THE STRING INSTRUMENT TEACHER OR AN INDIVIDUAL INTERESTED IN BECOMING A TEACHER OF THE…