Father Involvement in Young Children’s Lives A Global Analysis /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Pattnaik, Jyotsna (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: Educating the Young Child, Advances in Theory and Research, Implications for Practice ; 6
• Θέματα: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; Educational sociology.; Child development.; Educational psychology.; Education > Psychology.; Education and sociology.; Sociology, Educational.; Developmental psychology.; Childhood Education.; International and Comparative Education.; Educational Psychology.; Developmental Psychology.; Sociology of Education.

This vital addition to Springer’s ‘Educating the Young Child’ series addresses gaps in the literature on father involvement in the lives of young children, a topic with a fast-rising profile in today’s world of female breadwinners and single-parent households. While the significant body of theoretic...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• SECTION 1: Father Involvement: General Perspectives
• 1. Fathers and Early Literacy; Glen Palm
• 2. Caring Fathers: Empowering Children to be Loving Human Beings; Kevin J. Swick
• SECTION 2: Contexts within the United States
• 3. Mexican American Father-Child Literacy Interactions; Olivia N. Saracho
• 4. Father Involvement, African Americans and Reducing the Achievement Gap; William H. Jeynes
• 5. Gay Fathers’ Involvement in Their Young Children’s Lives; Dana Berkowitz and Katherine A. Kuvalanka
• 6. Incarcerated Fathers: Implications for Father Involvement; Mike Roettger and Raymond R. Swisher
• 7. Involvement of Homeless Fathers: Challenges and Possibilities; Jyotsna Pattnaik and Christie Medeiros
• 8. Fathers of Young Children with Disabilities: Experiences, Involvement and Needs; Hedda Meadan, Howard P. Parette, Jr. and Sharon Doubet
• 9. Honoring Women Who must Raise Their Children Alone; Beatrice S. Fennimore
• Section 3: International Contexts
• 10. Father-child Involvement in English-Speaking Caribbean Countries: Links to Childhood Development; Jaipaul L Roopnarine
• 11. Indigenous Fathers in Canada: Multigenerational Challenges; Jessica Ball
• 12. Father Involvement: New Zealand; Paul Callister and Lindy Fursman
• 13. Male Involvement in Children’s Lives: Roles and Relevance to Academic and Non-Academic Outcomes in the Australian Context; Andrew J. Martin
• 14. Father Involvement in Young Children’s Care and Education in Southern Africa; Jeremiah Chikovore, Tawanda Makusha and Linda Richter
• 15. Fathering in India: Understanding Challenges and Opportunities; Rajalakshmi Sriram and Prachee Navalkar
• 16. Fathers’ Role in Chinese Children’s Education; Zhonghe Wu, Song An and Shuhua An
• 17. The Father Image in Japan –Traditional Roles and Emerging Realities in Conflict; Michelle Henault Morrone and Yumi Matsuyama
• 18. Father Involvement in Taiwan: A Progressive Perspective; Hsiu-Zu Ho, Chu-Ting Ko, Connie N. Tran, Jessica M. Phillips and Wei-Wen Chen
• Index.