This review addresses issues related to parental involvement in their children's education, and what can be done to increase parent participation in education. Findings from the review of research on parental and familial involvement point to the recurring theme that parental involvement is a necessity in education. Research has shown that schools…

A study of 101 home visits to 87 boys and their families in Massachusetts at the Shirley Industrial School for Boys concludes that boys from supportive families made greater progress in rehabilitation. A supportiveness'' continuum assessed family harmony and parental childrearing attitudes, parole office rankings, and researcher family…

This article examines the change that has developed over the years in a child's relationship with his family and adults in general, and the subsequent effect on family recreation and leisure. (JA)

The Family Involvement Communication System (FICS) model provides a human relations umbrella'' approach for parent and teacher input and participation in a school's elementary guidance program. FICS is designed as an ongoing consultative services program in which the counselor functions as the initial trainer of paraprofessionals and as…

Describes ATSEM (Acquaint-Teach-Support-Expand-Maintain), a model for family involvement in an education program." (Author)

Members of Average (adjustment) Families made decisions faster and talked more equally to one another than members of Low (adjustment) Families and had higher normality scores than either High or Lows. (Author)

58 rural Kansas women were interviewed when their children were three, six, or nine years old, and again two years later. Maternal alienation appeared to be primarily affected by socioeconomic status, community involvement, and maternal education. The validity of anomia as a social measure of rural women was also examined. (Author/SK)

Outlines dimensions of a home economics curriculum for the care of aging family members, including one emphasis for junior and senior high school students and another for adult students. (SK)

Career education offers an opportunity for schools to build comprehensive programs that will help handicapped students prepare for independent living. To be successful, programs at the secondary level must include family and community involvement, hands-on activities, systematic assessment, vocational education, and early experience. (JOW)

This study investigated the relationships between degree of perceived neighborhood supportiveness and demographic characteristics of neighborhood residents. Positive relationships were found on six characteristics. Study subjects were married, middle-class, South Carolina educators. The Perception of Neighborhood Supportiveness Scale (PNSS) was…

Explored the meaning of grandparenthood to grandparents, the importance of grandparenthood across the life cycle, and the relationship between grandparenthood and mental health. Derived five dimensions of grandparenthood meaning: (1) centrality, (2) valued elder, (3) immortality through clan, (4) reinvolvement with personal past, and (5) spoil.…

Presents initial findings of three years of research with six families in which the children were considered by their parents to be successfully learning to read and write. Suggests that multigenerational family literacy patterns mediated by personal experiences are important to the development of a child's reading and writing skills. (FL)

States the general assumptions and principles underlying standards for terminal care for those who have initiated or are planning programs for the terminally ill. These are urgently needed in view of the rapid development of the hospice movement. Patient-oriented, family-oriented, and staff-oriented standards are also enumerated. (BEF)

This discussion of the importance of the use of public libraries by families argues that such knowledge prepares children for effective adult life and it is the responsibility of parents to encourage their offspring to use libraries. Fifteen references are cited. (LLS)