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Creator:: Hill, Tisa Fontaine
Abstract:: Fathers play a critical role in child development and well-being, yet research on how men view their roles as fathers and their influence on their children's health is limited. The present study sought to answer the following questions: 1) What are men's expectations regarding fatherhood? 2) How have these expectations...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: changing nature of the father-child relationship according to the age and/or needs of the child, (2) the

Creator:: Galardi, Tasha R.
Abstract:: U.S. incarceration rates have soared over the past three decades and the demographic characteristics of those who end up in prison are a reflection of the nation's structural inequality. Incarcerated fathers are a socially disadvantaged group and spending time in prison compounds already significant risk factors that these men experienced...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: on the factors that impact incarcerated father-child contact. Based on the ecological model and

Creator:: Sano, Yoshie
Abstract:: The two studies of this dissertation examined mothers' perspectives of nonresident fathers' involvement in low-income families. The overall goal of these studies was to gain a more comprehensive understanding of nonresident fathers' involvement and its effect on family well-being. In the first study I applied a relatively new methodology, zero-inflated...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ) examined what factors predicted two aspects, presence and level, of father-child contact and paternal

Creator:: Clark, Adam M.
Abstract:: The family as a social unit is the earliest and most fundamental socialization influence and is an important contributor to children's development. Studies of family communication patterns (FCP) have emphasized two particular dimensions--a family's conversation orientation and their conformity orientation. However, many studies of FCP and its related outcomes have...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Emotional Well-being: Cross Classification of Mother-child and Father-child Interactions

Creator:: Huang, Yu-Chi
Abstract:: Studies have shown that parental feeding practice has an impact on the child's dietary intake, food preference and weight status. Our study focused on teaching parents the division of responsibility in parent-child feeding relationship as well as benefits of eating meals together, since feeding practice takes place during the mealtime....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: letter to the parent, a parent-child feeding handout, refrigerator chart, buttermilk biscuit mix and

Creator:: Lowe, Eric V.
Abstract:: The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate Oregon public high school history teacher perspectives concerning standards-based reform initiatives springing from the No Child Left Behind legislation. The central question addressed in this study is: At what level has Standards-Based Education reform initiatives impacted Oregon high school history instruction and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Influenced Oregon High School History Instruction and Classroom Practices? Abstract approved: Rick

Creator:: Weatherspoon, Joni
Abstract:: Two studies investigated the characteristics of high-risk Hispanic parents with young children who were enrolled in a primary prevention home visitation program targeting first birth families. In the first study, more and less acculturated high-risk Hispanic families were compared to high-risk non-Hispanic White families on differences in demographic characteristics, risk...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: with poor child outcomes, and parent behaviors related to infant health. Using the General Linear

Creator:: Roebber, Susan Merwin
Abstract:: In this qualitative study, ethnographic methods were used to identify parent funds of knowledge related to ocean literacy in a rural, coastal context. Participants included 16 parents of students in the teacher-researcher's third-grade classroom. Interactions between parent-child, parent-parent, and parent and the teacher-researcher were studied in order to determine factors...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: between parent-child, parent-parent, and parent and the teacher-researcher were studied in order to

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