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Nemer, Kariane Mari – 2002
Beginning with a brief history of homeschooling in America, this paper discusses literature describing today's population of homeschoolers. Although older, the binary typology offered by Van Galen (1987, 1991) to categorize the motivations of homeschoolers is still utilized in much of the homeschooling literature. Van Galen breaks homeschoolers…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Democratic Values, Educational Principles, Educational Research
Brody, Leslie – 1999
Breaking with conventional wisdom, this book integrates a wealth of perspectives and research-- biological, sociocultural, developmental--to explore the nature and extent of gender differences in emotional expression and the question of how such differences come about. In the book, nurture rather than nature emerges as the stronger force in…
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Child Rearing, Comparative Analysis, Context Effect
Van den Bergh, Bea – 1996
On the premise that considering children's point of view when examining the relationship between work and family can provide crucial information for many fields, this study examined the nature and quality of living conditions and the competence of 9- to 12-year-olds. Participating in the questionnaire study was a representative random sample of…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Dorr, Roberta E. – 1999
A study investigated the degree to which the pronunciation of English words in the child's home environment affected the acquisition or discrimination of phonological and orthographic correspondences of standard written English. Subjects were low-socioeconomic-status, inner-city African American kindergarten, first-, and second-grade students, who…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Blacks, Class Activities, English
Kralovec, Etta; Buell, John – 2000
Arguing that the burden of homework causes significant family stress--including parent-child conflict, reduced family leisure time, and overly tired children--this book questions whether the benefits of homework are worth its costs. The book examines the historical progression of homework and the influence of international competition on the trend…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Change Strategies, Educational Attitudes
Poris, Michelle P. – 1999
This study examined the associations between the early family environment, older siblings' early characteristics, and later sibling relationships. Participating were 37 families with infants and preschool-age older siblings who were observed in the laboratory at 3 time points and followed-up 3 years later. Findings indicated that parents' early…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Early Childhood Education

Haas, Nancy S. – Exceptionality, 1996
The author of an article (EC 614 674) on the interaction between mothers and their young children with language impairments reflects on how the topic became of interest to her and what was learned during the course of the study. The need to teach parents to use intervention strategies is emphasized. (CR)
Descriptors: Caregiver Speech, Communication Research, Communication Skills, Family Environment

Wolfer, Loreen T.; Moen, Phyllis – Journal of Family Issues, 1996
Examines how temporal and status aspects of mothers' jobs during daughters' early childhood, preadolescence, and adolescence affect rate that daughters leave school. Studied 246 white and 188 black daughters aged 18-23. Findings suggest that part-time maternal employment during any point in childhood increases likelihood that black, but not white,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Blacks, Children

Soto, Lourdes Diaz – Educational Research Quarterly, 1989
Differences and relationships between home environment and motivational orientation were examined for 28 higher and 29 lower achieving mainland Puerto Rican children in grades 5 and 6. Post-hoc multiple regression analysis revealed that family involvement accounted for a significant amount of variance with regard to achievement. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, Family Environment

Kean, Thomas H. – American Psychologist, 1989
New Jersey's governor describes his state's response to the problems and needs of adolescents by creating the School-Based Youth Services Program. The program involves schools and community agencies in the provision of comprehensive services to teenagers, including mental health and family counseling, health services, and other interventions. (AF)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Early Parenthood, Family Counseling, Family Environment

Herrenkohl, Ellen C.; And Others – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1995
This study assessed physically abused/neglected and nonabused/nonneglected children (n=206) at preschool and elementary school age to identify variables significantly affecting children's behavioral functioning. Behavioral functioning was most strongly differentiated by the sociocultural and family climate in which the child was raised, with…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse

Henry, Annette – Journal of Negro Education, 1992
Explores the relationships among family, community, and classroom teaching as they inform the perspectives of African-Canadian women teachers on teaching African-Canadian children. Interviews and observations of five teachers demonstrate how they fight for social justice and the academic achievement of their students. (SLD)
Descriptors: Activism, Affirmative Action, Afrocentrism, Black Teachers

Jackson, Nancy Ewald; Lu, Wen-Hui – Roeper Review, 1992
This paper describes the home and school experiences of 12 children from bilingual (mostly Chinese/English) homes who, before beginning first grade, demonstrated advanced ability to comprehend written English. Results demonstrate that lack of fluency in oral English should not exclude children from advanced instruction in reading. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Bilingual Students, Chinese, Early Experience

Petillon, Hans – European Education, 1993
Reports on a longitudinal study about social development of approximately 250 German primary school students. Finds that student interaction with peers is the most significant social influence during this period. Describes differences in the ways that boys and girls view social interaction with their classmates. (CFR)
Descriptors: Child Development, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Environment, Females

Garber, Judy – Peabody Journal of Education, 1996
Describes a longitudinal investigation designed to study emotional disorders over the course of adolescence in children of depressed parents (beginning in sixth grade). The "Development of Depression" project integrates family processes, cognitions, and life events to examine the mechanisms leading to depressive symptoms and disorders.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Development, Child Health