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Peer reviewedDavid, Miriam – Journal for a Just and Caring Education, 1998
Provides a feminist critique of the literature on parental involvement and school choice. Two research studies demonstrate mothers' critical importance in their children's education at home and at school. Mothers normally invest more time and energy than fathers in child-rearing and school associations. Working-class boys' underachievement may…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Patterns, Feminism
Young, Priscilla M. – 1985
Parents, peers, teachers, counselors, and siblings all exert an influence on the educational and occupational decisions made by students. Of all these of persons, however, parents have the greatest influence. Mothers are the major influence on their daughters' career aspirations and choice, whereas fathers are the primary influence on their sons'…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Change Strategies, Fathers, Mothers
