U.S. household structures have changed dramatically since the pinnacle of the post-World War II baby boom, around 1960 (US Census 2018), when single parents housed about 9% of children. Single parent homes now house 23% of U.S. children (Kramer 2019), the highest rate in the wor…
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This thesis examines childbearing and first birth in Scotland. A description of empirical patterns and trends in childbearing and first birth in Scotland is given. Unique and appropriate analyses of data sources are presented. This includes analysis of the Scottish Longitudinal …
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…
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 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…