Examines parental perceptions of young children's literacy development. Explores the relationship between parental literacy level and perceptions of the importance of literacy artifacts and events in preschoolers' literacy development. Finds that parents with lower literacy levels think literacy artifacts and events are even more important than do…

School administrators, like politicians, ministers, and police officers, inevitably draw critics because they hold highly visible jobs. Their Achilles heel is their children, who frequently suffer physical and emotional abuse, unreasonable scrutiny, and even anxiety attacks resulting from controversial decisions reverberating through the…

Finds that adult males' perceptions of criticism and sarcasm from their fathers significantly and independently contributed to males' perceived confirmation from their fathers. Shows that a causal model using these three variables to predict females' reports of males' relational communication accounted for a significant percentage of variance in…

Examined involvement of working-class Irish fathers in infant caretaking to end of first year of life. Also examined relationship between parental behavior and infant cognitive development. Results showed that fathers were substantially involved in infant caretaking over first year and that parental involvement in caretaking had independent effect…

Summarizes some well-informed suggestions on how to deal with gang problems from variety of sources. Examines what educators and schools can do; how one relates individually to gang members; and what community and parent action can be taken. Provides details on additional useful resources. (Author/NB)

Examines the experiences of families in which fathers care for their newborn infants when mothers return to work after childbirth. Documents the hours of care provided by fathers while mothers are at work, the simultaneous use of other child-care arrangements, and the average savings per family. Explores three possible motivations for families to…

Expresses a wish that more young adult novels would include strong fathers in their storylines, arguing that this might help boys be more thoughtful about their fathers and about the role and important attributes of fatherhood. Offers examples of such figures in several young adult books. Also offers brief descriptions of 11 new or overlooked…

Study seeks to determine whether there are significant differences in academic achievement between father-present and father-absent (due to migrant labor) adolescents. Academic achievement of 276 high school students in South Africa was measured covering biology, English (second language), and mathematics.. Father-present students were found to…

Observed 39 adolescent girls in discussions with their parents about moral and family issues on which they disagreed. Daughters' ego development was predicted by parental cognitive and affective enabling, but not by constraining communications. Parents' ego levels were related to their enabling transactions. (SLD)

Examines what degree of parents' consistency in their language choice promotes their children's active bilingualism and what kinds of discourse strategies Japanese-speaking parents provide when children use English. These issues are investigated through longitudinal analyses of four English/Japanese bilingual children's dyadic interactions with…

Reports the results of a series of peer group discussions with adolescent mothers enrolled in a family literacy program. Finds that literacy was seen as important because it served as a tool to address economic and social concerns; and parents' goals for themselves focused on independence, being a role model to their children, and self-respect.…

Examined single black fathers' definitions and prioritizing of parenting roles, ways of enacting those roles, support they sought in fulfilling these roles, and the behavioral goals they had for their children. Survey data indicated that fathers identified with the roles of primary provider and nurturer and had high behavioral expectations for…

Investigated fathers' roles in the lives of successful black women using life history case studies. Fathers were proud of and confident in their daughters, and most performed the role of mentor. Fathers gave daughters a sense of security that helped them succeed because they were not afraid to risk failure. Most fathers were interested in…

Children who are successful readers tend to come from homes with specific factors present, including reading and writing materials, adults who read regularly with children, discussion during book reading, children who see their parents reading and writing daily, and parents actively involving their children in common literacy tasks. Tips for…

Explores, using the framework of Negotiated Order Theory, critical interactions between faculty and students when students are experiencing difficulties in managing school and family/work responsibilities. Demonstrates that childcare concerns most often trigger students to initiate negotiations with faculty members. Discusses limitations and…