Examines variations in aspects of contemporary Korean fathering and its relationship to children's sex role development. One hundred twenty-nine Korean families were included in the study. Results show that warmth of fathering and father involvement were not significantly associated with children's sex role orientations. However, girls' femininity…

Discusses concerns that American education is faced with many important challenges such as literacy, safety, discipline, and standards. Points out that family involvement is a critical link to student performance. Introduces the Read*Write*Now! and the America Goes Back to School programs which promote intergenerational and community…

The Secretary of Education urges principals to read "America Goes Back to School: Get Involved," produced by the Partnership for Family Involvement in Education. This publication encourages parents, grandparents, community and religious leaders, employers, college students, and other caring citizens to work together to improve schools…

Primary caregivers of 82 children exhibiting behavior problems were categorized into three family types: grandparent, single-parent, or two-parent. Results show that although all caregivers reported significant levels of behavior problems in their children, parents from both single and two-parent families reported higher levels of parental stress…

Parents of middle school students completed surveys regarding factors that hindered their participation in school health education. Parents were more likely to have low participation levels if they had limited knowledge of opportunities to participate and perceived that the school did not want their participation, the curriculum did not allow for…

Educators should consider the many reasons why parents do not become involved before dismissing noninvolved parents as uninterested. Discovering what motivates actively involved parents may also be helpful in suggesting new approaches. (Author)

Interviews with 31 principals in Rochester, New York, showed that most administrators valued parent participation. Counting onsite volunteers is misguided, since many parents support their children's learning at home. Successful programs involved frequent reports to parents, a welcoming building, home-base teachers, and parents in important roles.…

Examines how daily variation in time fathers spend in child-care activities was related to emotionally supportive or conflictual father-child interactions and whether fathers' negative mood moderated these associations. Findings from the study suggest that when fathers spend more time with their children they are more likely to engage in…

This collaborative study examined barriers to parent involvement in the Head Start program among 68 mothers in New York City. Results revealed the presence of many difficult life experiences for mothers, but few were reported as barriers by many mothers. Five out of 20 experiences were associated with staff ratings of mothers' participation level.…

Parents are rarely included in school-based prereferral intervention, although research has widely reported the importance of parental involvement in children's education. This article documents how a school involved a single parent from a culturally and linguistically diverse background in a prereferral intervention partnership, describes the…

This study investigates the effect of childbearing on parental involvement in stepfamilies and intact families, based on the reports of 1,905 stepparents and biological parents from the National Survey of Families and Households. Regression analysis indicates that involvement with children declines over time, especially among respondents with only…

The goals of the present study were to examine: the types of services received by a sample of children displaying emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD), parents' awareness of the services received by their children, and the association between the severity of the children's EBD and parental awareness of services. Participants included a…

Cognitive therapists may be able to help fathers increase their involvement with their children by identifying and changing restrictive masculine schemas that interfere with men's parenting roles. In this paper, we (a) discuss the development of restrictive masculine schemas, (b) explain how these schemas may affect men's involvement in fathering…

Fathers are involved in treatment for child and family problems to a far lesser extent than are mothers. This article reviews the level of fathers' inclusion in therapy, delineates possible barriers to fathers' participation in child-related treatment, and discusses factors associated with fathers' involvement in therapy. Empirically and…

The Parent And School Survey (PASS) is an instrument designed to quickly, easily, and accurately measure parental involvement in their children's education. It is based on Epstein's six-construct framework, with four items devoted to each construct. A test-retest reliability study of the PASS was conducted with 40 subjects to refine the 24 items…