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The effects of the family context and parent involvement on perceptions of children's school achievementKatzev, Aphra R. 01 February 1994 (has links)
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 Households. Small but significant
differences in parent perceptions of school achievement were found in
favor of children being raised in a first-married two-parent home.
Negative effects on school outcomes were centered on children who
experienced family disruption. Living in a one-parent household with a
parent who was previous married was associated with parent reports of
poorer performance for elementary school children and lower grades for
adolescents. Neither living in a one-parent household with a continuously
single parent nor living in a stepfamily was significantly related to
achievement. Parent employment status was not directly related to
children's achievement but did have indirect effects through parent
involvement both at home and school.
Parent involvement at school and in child-centered home activities
was associated with perceptions of improved school performance for
elementary school children and higher grades for adolescents. Mothers
were more likely to be involved in children's schooling than fathers.
Single and cohabiting mothers were less involved at school than first-married
mothers, but single fathers tended to be more likely to participate
than their first-married counterparts. There were no significant
differences between the home involvement of single mothers and their
first-married counterparts but single fathers were more involved at home
than first-married fathers. For both mothers and fathers, receiving
tangible aid from a wide network of relatives and friends was associated
with higher levels of school and home involvement.
Findings suggest that educators who have negative beliefs about
single parents' engagement in school-family partnerships may be
influenced by these parents' low presence at school. Recognizing that
single parents are as involved with their children at home as parents in
traditional families can lead to educational practices that support home
involvement and result in positive effects on children's academic progress. / Graduation date: 1994
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Perceived health needs of single mothers attending university in Newfoundland and Labrador : a focus group study /Snow, Nicole, January 2005 (has links)
Thesis (M.N.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2005. / Bibliography: leaves 133-146.
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Health and Healthcare Utilization Among Swedish Single Parent FamiliesWestin, Marcus January 2007 (has links)
One of the most vulnerable groups in Swedish society today is single parent families, a group that has increased over the last thirty years in proportion to married and cohabiting parents. The aims of this thesis are to study inequality and inequity in health and health care utilization with regard to whether parents are single or couple (married/cohabiting), to investigate whether the concept of social capital may provide us with further understanding when analyzing inequality and inequity in health and to investigate how the mental health of single parent children may differ from couple parent children and to what extent this difference may be due to parental socio-economic and socio-demographic characteristics, including social capital. The results from the papers on which this thesis is based indicate that both single mothers and single fathers have poorer health than couple mothers and fathers. Single mothers also refrain from seeking medical care to a greater extent. The financial advantage of single fathers, in comparison with single mothers, might have an impact on their medical care utilization, since they seemingly seek and consume health care to an extent that matches their poorer health. Social capital has as robust an association with self-rated health as any traditional social determinant of health. Four parental characteristics were found to be independently associated with children’s mental health; being a single parent, ‘poor parental health’, limited social support and low levels of social capital. The uneven distribution of all investigated determinants of health, including social capital, gives us reason to conclude that our findings indeed raise concerns about equity. Action taken by society to enable single parents to increase their social capital might improve their and their children’s health. It may also be clearly stated that financial status has a major impact on both health and health care utilization. This particular characteristic is also rather accessible to alteration, for example through financial transfers between groups in society.
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Housing for nuclear and single parent families : a comparison by two methodsAsam, Susan Lynn 25 April 1991 (has links)
The vast majority of housing in the United States today has been
created to conform to a family definition that does not match current
demographic realities. The "traditional family" - a married couple with
an employed husband, a homemaker wife, and several children has been
the model family that housing designers have strived to accommodate on a
grand scale since at least the mid-1940's. This type of family,
however, comprises only 10% of all American families; the remaining 90%,
despite being a majority, have had their housing needs ignored. One
family group often considered to be non-traditional and often left out
of housing considerations is the single parent family. This family type
is an established household form in the United States; currently nearly
one third of all American families are single parent families, most of
which are headed by women.
During the past few years housing projects have begun to appear
that are designed to house "non-traditional families" such as single
parent families. It has been generally assumed that the spatial needs
of single parent families are different from those of nuclear families
or the "traditional family". This research will focus on the analysis
of housing as designed for single parent families in comparison to
housing as designed for the American nuclear family. Floor plans of the
two housing types were obtained from the following cities: Denver, CO,
Hayward, CA, Providence, RI, and Minneapolis, MN.
The intent of this study is to examine what, if any, differences
occur in the spatial orientation of housing designed for single parent
families and housing designed for the nuclear family: the single family
detached home. The study examined room layout in relation to use and
commonly accepted social function. Two methods of analysis were
employed: gamma analysis as developed by Hillier and Hanson and
annotated analysis developed specifically for this research. The method
of gamma analysis was used to determine if the housing as designed for
the two family types is different in form and social function, while the
annotated analysis was used to measure the "fit" of the housing for each
of the family types.
It was originally expected that the single parent family dwellings
would exhibit a higher degree of integration than the single family
detached homes based on predictions gleaned form the literature.
However, the gamma analysis revealed a lower mean relative asymmetry
value for the single family detached houses (0.308), indicating a higher
degree of integration, than the mean relative asymmetry value for the
single parent family dwellings (0.368). This difference was not found
to be significant (p = 0.276). The annotated analysis results indicated
single family detached houses scored a better fit to their intended
family type (mean annotated analysis score = 0.638) than did the single
parent family dwellings to their intended family type (mean annotated
analysis score = 0.533). Again, this difference was not found to be
significant (p = 0.385).
The findings of this study provide a glimpse at the interior
spatial arrangements of housing as designed for the two family types in
question. While the results of the two analysis methods seems to
indicate that the interior spatial arrangement of housing is not meeting
the needs of either family type, more research should be conducted to
further substantiate the findings. These findings will be of interest
to designers of homes, housing developers, planners and policy makers,
and researchers in the field of housing, all of whom can have an effect
on the shape of the housing environment and can help make it more
suitable for all family types. / Graduation date: 1991
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Comprehensive support group and psychological well-being of single parent families in Hong KongLeung, Lai-tuen, Flora January 1994 (has links)
published_or_final_version / abstract / toc / Clinical Psychology / Master / Master of Social Sciences
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Housing of female single-parent families with special reference to Point St. CharlesBourianova, Ioulia. January 1996 (has links)
The single-parent family is an established household form in North American and Western European societies, yet today's homes are often built and marketed for the two-earner household. Inadequate and unaffordable housing is a source of daily stress in the lives of single parents. This thesis investigates the problems and concerns of the female single parents described in the literature, and reviews selected examples of single-parent housing projects developed in North America and Europe. A comparison is made with a particular group of female single parents living in the Point St. Charles neighborhood of Montreal. / A review of the difficulties faced by this group is provided, particularly their housing concerns and the types of housing available to them. A brief historical overview of Point St. Charles is given so that the reader may better understand the group of female single parents surveyed. / An analysis of the survey results reveals that although many of the problems and concerns of single parents described in the literature are similar to those identified in the present survey, few generalizations can be made about their housing problems.
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Effects of single-parenthood on school-going adolescents in Gaborone District of Botswana / Portia Gobona Morebodi.Morebodi, Portia Gobona January 2005 (has links)
The study was aimed at investigating the effects of single parenthood on school going
adolescents on a group of male and female children schooling in Gaborone
District of Botswana.
The research questions focused on investigating the effects of. single parenthood on
the social interactions of school-going adolescents, effects on their performance in
class, the attitude of the community on such adolescents and whether single
parenthood affected boys and girls differently.
To start the investigation, a sample of 80 adolescents was randomly selected from a
total of 2 000 form 4 and form 5 students.
The findings revealed that the majority (91.3%) of school-going adolescents from
single parenthood stay with their mothers. The survey findings also revealed that
school-going adolescents from single parenthood do not get along with their single
parent, single parents are not always around to attend to the needs of their children
and they are not always happy at home. The survey findings showed that there are
poor child-parent relationships and this adversely affects the children's performance
at school. The study revealed that the majority of adolescents from single-parent
households have fallen behind in some of their subjects (77.5%), have problems
getting their homework done on time (46.3%) , have unsatisfactory school reports
and they have failed some the subjects they are doing (78.8%). / (M. Ed.) North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, 2005
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A study of maternal role performance in one-parent Negro families.Samuels, Morris Robert. January 1970 (has links)
Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1970. / Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: Bernard Mackler. Dissertation Committee: Sheldon R. Roen. Includes bibliographical references.
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Mamma-(pappa)-barn en utvecklingsekologisk studie av socialisation i olika familjetyper /Lassbo, Göran. January 1900 (has links)
Thesis (doctoral)--Göteborgs universitet, 1988. / Summary in English. Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-203).
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Father absence and behavioural problems of primary school students in Hong Kong : a systems perspective /Lo, Hay-ming. January 1994 (has links)
Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references.
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