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Early Childhood Development in Tonga: Baseline Results from the Tongan Early Human Capability Index. A World Bank Study
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Brinkman, Sally; Vu, Binh Thanh – World Bank, 2017
"Early Childhood Development in Tonga: Baseline Results from the Tongan Early Human Capability Index" offers a comprehensive assessment of early child development across Tonga. This book reports on a census of child development using the Tongan Early Human Capability Index. The data includes information on more than 6,600 children ages 3…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Preschool Children
When Parents Are Incarcerated: Interdisciplinary Research and Interventions to Support Children. APA Bronfenbrenner Series on the Ecology of Human Development
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Wildeman, Christopher, Ed.; Haskins, Anna R., Ed.; Poehlmann-Tynan, Julie, Ed. – APA Books, 2017
In the United States today, roughly 1 in 25 children has a parent in prison. This insightful volume provides an authoritative, multidisciplinary analysis of how parental incarceration affects children and what can be done to help them. The contributors to this book apply a wide array of tools and perspectives to the study of children of…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Parents, Educational Research
Processes and Pathways of Family-School Partnerships across Development. Research on Family-School Partnerships. Volume 2
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Sheridan, Susan M., Ed.; Kim, Elizabeth Moorman, Ed. – Springer, 2015
This book explores research on processes that influence family-school partnerships in support of student learning and education. It highlights research related to culture, contexts, and development as families and schools work together to promote smooth transitions and academic achievement. The volume discusses research related to family and…
Descriptors: Family School Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Influences, Academic Achievement
Cross-Cultural Considerations in the Education of Young Immigrant Learners
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Keengwe, Jared, Ed.; Onchwari, Grace, Ed. – IGI Global, 2014
As the American immigrant population continues to expand, immigrant children and children of immigrants are entering the public school system. To be most effective, new teaching pedagogies must take cultural diversity into account. "Cross-Cultural Considerations in the Education of Young Immigrant Learners" explores some of the…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Children, Public Schools, Cultural Differences
Fathers and Adolescents: Developmental and Clinical Perspectives. Adolescence and Society Series.
Shulman, Shmuel; Seiffge-Krenke, Inge – 1997
The family itself and men's roles within traditional nuclear families are changing; non-custodial fathers, stepfathers, and absent fathers are commonplace. This book examines the relationships of fathers to their adolescent sons, and daughters, in the context of a changing society. Chapter one explores both the historical and the changing role of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Rearing
Immigrant Families in Contemporary Society: The Duke Series in Child Development and Public Policy Series
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Lansford, Jennifer E., Ed.; Deater-Deckard, Kirby, Ed.; Bornstein, Marc H., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2007
How do some families successfully negotiate the linguistic, cultural, and psychological challenges of immigration, while others struggle to acculturate? This volume explores the complexities of immigrant family life in North America and analyzes the individual and contextual factors that influence health and well-being. Synthesizing cutting-edge…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Intervention, Educational Development, Child Rearing