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Regal, Jacob M.; Elliott, Raymond N. – Exceptional Children, 1971
Parent tutoring was found to be effective in raising the academic performance of elementary school children, and of particular benefit to emotionally disturbed children (affluent or disadvantaged) and to children from depressed areas. (KW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Youth, Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Research
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Blanchard, Robert W.; Biller, Henry B. – Developmental Psychology, 1971
Academic performance of boys in a high father-present (more than 2 hours per day) group was found to be very superior to that of boys in early father-absent (before age 5), late father-absent (after age 5), and low father-present (less than 6 hours per week) groups. (NH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Family Influence, Fatherless Family, Fathers
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Knox, William E.; Kupferer, Harriet J. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly of Behavior and Development, 1971
Explores the inconsistency in societal expectations for American males from youth to adulthood. (AJ)
Descriptors: Family Attitudes, Family Influence, Males, Parent Role
McAree, Ruth – Volta Rev, 1970
Reprinted from Talk (Autumn 1969), published by National Deaf Children's Society. (Author)
Descriptors: Deafness, Family Problems, Hearing Impairments, Parent Attitudes
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Capkova, Dagmar – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1970
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Equal Education, Parent Role
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Snyder, Fred; Sibrel, Frank – Contemporary Education, 1971
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Schools, Parent Role, Student Attitudes
Danahy, Robert – Volta Rev, 1970
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Education, Hearing Impairments, Parent Participation, Parent Role
Allegra, James W. – Rehabil Lit, 1969
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children, Parent Attitudes, Parent Participation
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Gaddy, Catherine D.; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1983
Examined the influence of sex role on 70 professional women's career involvement after having children. Results showed women categorized as masculine were employed a greater proportion of time after having children. The more equalitarian the woman's marriage, the more likely she was to continue career participation after having children. (WAS)
Descriptors: Careers, Dual Career Family, Employed Women, Parent Role
Isaacs, Harold R. – American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, 1983
As divorce, single parenthood, and remarriage have a profound effect on today's American families, the subject of fathers and fatherhood is now attracting major attention from researchers and mass market paperback writers. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Fathers, Literature Reviews, Mass Media, Parent Child Relationship
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Magee, Mary Ann; Sutton-Smith, Brian – Young Children, 1983
Discusses stages very young children pass through as they learn to tell stories, including related activities such as picture telling and personal narrations. Also suggests how adults can recognize children's stories, and the role adults can play in facilitating children's story telling. Educational implications are indicated. (RH)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Creativity, Infants, Nursery Schools
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Wolfendale, Sheila – Early Child Development and Care, 1983
Argues that advances in research on child development and learning provide a base for improving the nurturance of all children. Topics discussed include the craft of parenting; parenting functions; the educational role of the family; preparation, education, and support for parenthood; and child development research and implications for…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Educational Responsibility, Family Role
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Kerr, Janice H.; Darling, Carol A. – Childhood Education, 1983
Provides examples of different kinds of information and activity centers for use in one-day workshops to increase parents' involvement in the socialization and education of their children. Among others, centers include "Family Recreation,""Enjoyment of Reading,""Book Fair," and "Family Support Service." (RH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Family Programs, Learning Centers (Classroom), Parent Participation
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Keeshan, Bob – Young Children, 1983
Argues that parents must stop using the television set to care for children and then blaming television for their failure as parents. (MP)
Descriptors: Children, Early Childhood Education, Family Life, Parent Role
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Radin, Norma; Sagi, Abraham – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1982
Parallel studies of middle-class intact families with preschool children and varying degrees of parental involvement in child care were conducted in Israel and the United States. Different patterns of association obtained are discussed, both in terms of characteristics of the two societies and with regard to social learning and reciprocal role…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Fathers
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