This study explores connections between religion, civic engagement, and paternal involvement, using nationally representative data from the National Survey of Families and Households. Dependent variables are one-to-one interaction, dinner attendance, and youth-related activities. Results find that residential fathers who are involved in religious…

Educational accountability demands that students take tests. Parents and guardians, being committed to their children's academic success, often ask teachers and other educators questions about tests and testing procedures. This chapter provides practical, straightforward responses to many of the questions parents and guardians ask about testing.…

Notwithstanding its many problems, Canada's education system enjoys an enviable level of equality of opportunity and still manages to perform as well as systems in England and the United States. But Canadian education has been weakened by its adoption of progressivism, or child-centered education, an educational system that is "harmful,…

This digest informs parents about how to help their child learn mathematics. It discusses what children are learning in mathematics and provides parents with some guidance and World Wide Web resources that can benefit them in assisting their child. Featured topics include setting an example of the usefulness of math, helping children see the math…

Service-learning programs can offer parents and families the opportunity to participate in innovative learning experiences, and to become engaged in their children's schools in unique ways. Research has demonstrated that strong family involvement has numerous benefits for children and youth, including: Higher grades and test scores; Better school…

This review includes a discussion of the following: school-by-school needs assessment; coordination of resources; parent and community involvement and individualized instruction. (JA)

Describes the Sumner Mobile Preschool program designed to help parents recognize the potential learning possibilities of a home-based pre-school program. Small groups of seven to ten children attend class in one of seven neighborhood homes in which the preschool meets. (CS)

The effectiveness of using a parent volunteer as a mediator in a behavorial modification technique with 4 disruptive pupils was investigated. (NQ)

Describes the need for and some initial efforts in the teaching of death to young people K-12. (MF)

Counseling skills are not limited solely to the counseling office or to the students served. Counselors must be willing to commit themselves to meeting the needs and concerns of the parents too. It is only then that parents will become an active, involved part of the total counseling process. (Author)

An innovative undertaking uses the home setting for a program involving both preschool age children and their parents. (Author)

Describes the California State Preschool Program and its success with disadvantaged children. (MF)