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The effects of the family context and parent involvement on perceptions of children's school achievement

Creator:

Katzev, Aphra R.

Abstract:

The study examined dimensions of the family context associated with variations in parent involvement and parent perceptions of children's school achievement using data from 1,085 male and 2,239 female respondents with a child between the ages of 5 and 18 years collected in the 1987-88 National Survey of Families and...

Resource Type:

Dissertation
Children's housework in single-mother and single-father families

Creator:

Hall, Leslie Duke

Abstract:

Using data from the 1987-1988 National Survey of Families and Households, this study compared time children of single mothers (n = 717) and fathers (n = 78) spent on housework. Housework takes time and many parents combine it with employment and child rearing. Characteristics of families headed by single mothers...

Resource Type:

Dissertation