PARENT

The relationship between families and schools, and the importance of parents and families to a child’s academic success is well documented internationally. However, the development of frameworks, theories, policies, and programs has not resulted in an increase in parent or famil…

Research has suggested that family functioning is a critical proximal outcome in family-based interventions and mediates the long-term outcomes of youth. However, it is rarely studied and not fully understood as a proximal treatment outcome. Based on the clear need to further un…

The purpose of this study was to examine parent and teacher expectations for early childhood educational programs in Muscat, Oman. Questionnaires were distributed in three private schools; these schools differed from one another in terms of their socioeconomic (SES) levels. Pare…