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Wilson, Karen R.; Allen, Walter R. – Journal of Negro Education, 1987
Interviews with 201 Blacks between the ages of 19 and 28 reveal that Blacks' gains in education attest to the effectiveness of concerted individual and community effort. The effects of the following factors are examined: (1) family socioeconomic status; (2) family structure; (3) family influence; (4) educational background; (5) school influence;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Black Achievement, Black Family
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Roberts, Donald F.; And Others – Communication Research: An International Quarterly, 1984
Examines the relationship between television viewing and reading achievement within a framework of television and reading constructs such as media availability and parental media behavior, children's use of print and broadcast media and measures of their attitudes and orientation toward television and print. Includes the questionnaire. (PD)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Correlation, Elementary School Students, Family Environment
Rosenau, Nancy; Walker, Pam – Center on Human Policy, 2002
In early 2000, the Center on Human Policy started to receive reports that children with complex medical needs were being placed in nursing homes because of home care nursing shortages. Sensing that framing the issue as a nursing shortage directed solutions that revolved around nursing agency staff recruitment and retention strategies, the authors…
Descriptors: Nurses, Nursing Homes, Child Welfare, Disabilities
Smith, Craig – 1994
The guide offers practical ideas to bilingual parents wishing to teach and encourage English-language reading while their children are attending Japanese-medium primary schools in Japan. Parents are encouraged to analyze their home language environment, including both spoken and written English use. The author provides anecdotal accounts of his…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cultural Context, Educational Strategies, English
Kissam, Ed; Dorsey, Holda – 1997
This module, which may be used as the basis for a workshop or as a special topic unit in adult basic education or English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) courses, discusses children's changing roles. It is designed to help parents to support their children's roles--becoming bicultural, being learners, and creating oneself. The module contains the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Child Behavior
Padak, Nancy; Rasinski, Tim – 2000
Designing and delivering literacy programs that benefit both parents (or other family members) and children makes sense. But do family literacy programs really work? And if so, who benefits? The concept of family literacy is firmly rooted in a substantial research base from several disciplines, including adult literacy, emergent literacy, child…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Child Development, Citations (References)
Hausken, Elvira Germino; Brimhall, DeeAnn; Pollack, Judy – 2001
Noting the importance of kindergarten for establishing skills critical for school success, especially for today's diverse kindergartners who differ in the extent and types of early care and educational experiences they have had prior to kindergarten, this study focused on the gains in reading skills made by language minority and mainstream…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Comparative Analysis, Family Environment, Full Day Half Day Schedules
Los Angeles County Office of Education, Downey, CA. – 2000
Children do better academically if fathers are involved, regardless if the father lives with his child. This kit was developed for educators and other professionals who are working to increase family involvement in education. The kit outlines strategies for involving fathers in children's learning at home, at school, and in the community. The kit…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education
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Vogel, Cheri A. – 1999
This study looked at New Chance, a voluntary randomized trial of an intensive program for teenage mothers and their children that operated nationally between 1989 and 1992. The study examined the effects of maternal psychosocial well being, intensity of work and educational pursuits, home environment, and use of childcare on combined experimental…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Development, Child Development, Children
Goncu, Artin, Ed. – 1999
Stressing that children's development in diverse cultures follows different paths, this book describes children's development in its cultural context. The book illustrates that the everyday work, school, and play activities provided for children vary from one culture to another depending on the social and economic structure of the cultures and…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Case Studies, Child Development, Children
Booth, Margaret Zoller – 1999
In rural Swaziland, fathers often migrate for work, leaving wives and children behind. The family is denied the presence of a husband, father, and role model, as well as economic support, which fathers often fail to remit home regularly. A longitudinal study investigated the effects of parent availability and other home characteristics on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Dropout Rate, Educational Attainment, Elementary Education
Who's Who among American High School Students, Lake Forest, IL. – 1996
This report details the 27th annual study to examine the attitudes of student leaders in U.S. high schools. Participating in the survey were 3,370 adolescents, primarily 16- and 17-year-olds, who had been featured in the 1996 edition of "Who's Who Among American High School Students." The report presents demographic information on the survey…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Cheating
Hart, Betty; Risley, Todd R. – 1999
This book is the second to present the results on a study of how children's practice of speech, as shaped by family interaction, affects learning to talk. Participating in the study were 42 diverse families with young children. Each month for 2.5 years the interactions between 42 one- to two-year-olds and their parents were recorded as the…
Descriptors: Birth Order, Caregiver Speech, Child Development, Child Language
Moore, Lorraine O. – 2000
This book offers guidance for parents of children with disabilities who are being educated in inclusive settings. It provides background information on how children learn and the specific difficulties experienced by children with learning problems. It suggests strategies for creating better learning environments at home and at school and for…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Environment
Walqui, Aida – 2000
This digest discusses the contextual factors that affect students' learning of a second language. These individual, social, and societal factors can be considered from the perspective of the language, the learner, and the learning process. These perspectives are discussed as they relate to learning any second language, with a particular focus on…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Context Effect, English (Second Language), Family Environment
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