Lone Mothers, Employment, and Well-Being
This paper examines the causes of economic and material hardship for lone mothers in the UK.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • September 01, 1997

A Cross-Cohort Examination of Nonmarital Teenage Childbearing
This paper examines the factors that contribute to the differences in teenage sexual activity and childbearing.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Joint Center for Poverty Research • October 2002

Understanding the Early Years: Early Childhood Development in Hampton/Sussex, New Brunswick
Using data from the the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), this report seeks to explain children's outcomes in terms of family background, family processes, and community factors.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Human Resources Development Canada • April 01, 2003

Understanding the Early Years: Early Childhood Development in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) and other national data sources, this report assesses Saskatoon children’s outcomes in terms of family background, family processes, and community factors and discerns how to improve the impact of these factors.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Human Resources Development Canada • November 01, 2002

How Broken Families Rob Children of Their Chances for Future Prosperity
This paper discusses the economic benefits of marriage and the impact of family composition on children.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• The Heritage Foundation • June 11, 1999

The Dynamics of Childhood Poverty
This paper explores trends in child poverty, the demographics of children living in poverty, and the duration of poverty.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• The Future of Children • Summer/Fall 1997

Demographic Change and the Life Circumstances of Immigrant Children
This article presents statistical information pertaining to the cultural, social, family, economic, and housing circumstances of various minority immigrant groups living in the United States.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• The Future of Children • Summer 2004

Understanding the Early Years: Early Childhood Development in Niagara Falls, Ontario
Using data from the the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), this report seeks to explain children's outcomes in terms of family background, family processes, and community factors.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Human Resources Development Canada • June 01, 2003

How Do Women's Educational Attainments Affect the Educational Attainment of the Next Generation
This paper examines the effects of maternal education on children's educational outcomes.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• California Center for Population Research • February 2003

Childhood Economic Resources, Academic Performance, and the Choice to Leave School at Age Sixteen
This paper examines factors that affect young people's decision to drop out of school at age 16 in New Zealand.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research • January 2003

Marriage and Welfare Reform: The Overwhelming Evidence that Marriage Education Works
This article looks at the effects of the 1996 welfare reform law to strengthen and increase the number of two-parent families in the United States.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• The Heritage Foundation • October 25, 2002

Learning, Family Formation and Dissolution
This paper investigates the effect that educational attainment has on people's decisions about marriage and childbearing, as well as on their risk of experiencing a divorce.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• The Centre for Research on the Wider Benefits of Learning • June 01, 2002

Learning, Family Formation and Dissolution
This paper examines the role of education in the formation and dissolution of marriages, cohabiting relationships and childbearing and discusses topics such as the relationship between extended education and late childbearing as well as the relationship between educational study and divorce.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Centre for Research on the Wider Benefits of Learning • June 2002

Marriage Following the Birth of a Child Among Cohabiting and Visiting Parents
This paper examines factors that affect the likelihood that unmarried parents will marry after the birth of their child.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Center for Research on Child Wellbeing • March 01, 2004

Will Parent Training Reduce Abuse, Enhance Development and Save Money? Let's Find Out
This policy brief presents a strategy for testing community-developed parent training initiatives.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• The Future of Children • Fall 2009

Postsecondary Education – Participation and Dropping Out: Differences Across University, College and Types of Postsecondary Institutions
This study profiles people who have dropped out of post-secondary institutions and compares them with those who graduate, examining demographic, family and school characteristics.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Statistics Canada, Human Resources and Social Development Canada • November 2008

Kids’ Sports
This article examines factors influencing children’s participation in organized sports.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Statistics Canada • June 3, 2008

Adult Learning in Canada: A Comparative Perspective
This report provides a comparative analysis of adult learning internationally and in Canada and challenges policymakers to examine ways to increase participation.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Statistics Canada • October 2007

Why Are Most University Students Women? Evidence Based on Academic Performance, Study Habits and Parental Influences
This study uses Canadian data to account for the gender gap in university classrooms.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Statistics Canada • September 2007

Pre-kindergarten to 3rd Grade (PK-3) School-based Resources and Third Grade Outcomes
This brief examines the academic and behavioural outcomes of children at the end of grade 3 and argues that children with higher-educational risks are less likely to have had access to higher quality elementary schools.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Child Trends • August 2007

Boom Times a Bust: Declining Employment Among Less Educated Young Men
This paper examines employment rates of young males with a high school diploma or less.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Center for Law and Social Policy • July 01, 2003

Children At Risk: State Trends 1990-2000
This comprehensive report provides a state-by-state analysis of changes in child well-being from 1990-2000.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• The Annie E. Casey Foundation • August 01, 2002

Policy Responses to Couple Conflict and Domestic Violence: A Framework for Discussion
This document discusses public policy responses to domestic conflict, such as couple education, coparenting education, programs for abusive partners, and responsible fatherhood programs.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Center for Law and Social Policy • February 01, 2002

The Well-Being of California's Children
Using the National Survey of America’s Families, this paper explores the physical, emotional, financial, and educational welfare and well-being of Californian Children.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Public Policy Institute of California • 2003

The Changing Face of Child Poverty in California
This report provides a picture of the particular nature of child poverty in California.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• National Center for Children in Poverty • August 01, 2002

California's Young Children: Demographic, Social, and Economic Conditions
This paper examines the welfare of California's children and assesses the social, economic, and family factors which are having an impact on their well-being.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Public Policy Institute of California • November 01, 2002

Would Higher Tuition Fees Restrict Access to University Studies?
Using Quebec as an example, this paper argues that lowering tuition fees does not lead to increased enrolment in universities.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Montreal Economic Institute • February 01, 2004

Trailing the Class: Sole Parent Families and Educational Disadvantage
This paper explores the relationship between lower levels of academic achievement and family structure.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Centre for Independent Studies • June 26, 2000

The Role of the Family in Democracy: Obstacle or Necessity?
This paper discusses democracy and the family, and looks at how these two roads intersect in terms of parental authority, educational autonomy and definition of family.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Centre for Cultural Renewal • 1997

Five Million Children: 1992 Update
This report is the second in a series of annual reports on child poverty in the United States and discusses the relationship between child poverty and geographic location, ethnicity, family structure, parental income, and parental education.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• National Center for Children in Poverty • 1992

Trends in Family and Household Poverty
While studies have shown single-parent homes to be a primary cause of poverty in the rest of the nation, this is not the case for California which now has one of the highest percentages of poor married families in the country.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Public Policy Institute of California • May 01, 2000

Ability, Parental Background and Educational Policy: Empirical Evidence from a Social Experiment
This study investigates the effects of Swedish educational reforms that extended the number of years of compulsory education and improved access to academic education.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Institute for Fiscal Studies • April 08, 2003

Education and the Transition to Motherhood: a Comparative Analysis of Western Europe
This paper examines the effect of education on women's transition to motherhood in various European countries.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Vienna Institute of Demography • 2004

At Home and in School: Racial and Ethnic Gaps in Educational Preparedness
This article examines conditions from early childhood through to high school that influence or predict educational attainment, with particular attention paid to racial and ethnic differences in these indicators.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Public Policy Institute of California • November 2001

Rate of Children in Low-Income Families Varies Widely by State
This fact sheet outlines state differences in the percentage of children living in low-income families in the United States.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• National Center for Children in Poverty • September 2004

Do the More-Educated Prefer Smaller Families?
This study explores the relationship between educational attainment and desired family size.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Vienna Institute of Demography • March 2005

The Puzzle of Boys Educational Decline: A Review of the Evidence
This paper reviews past research on the growing inequalities between the academic perfomance and achievement of girls and boys.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• The Centre for Independent Studies • November 18, 1999

Who Are “Fragile Families” and What Do We Know About Them?
This paper summarizes the findings of the first national study of unmarried parents, including information on their living conditions, financial security, and how they relate to one another.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Centre for Law And Social Policy • January 01, 2004

Why Are Youth from Lower-income Families Less Likely to Attend University? Evidence from Academic Abilities, Parental Influences, and Financial Constraints
This study examines university attendance across family financial levels.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Statistics Canada • February 2007

Effects of Nonmaternal Child Care on Inequality in Cognitive Skills
This paper suggests that increased non-maternal care for low-income children may result in increased inequalities in cognitive development because the quality of care they receive is inferior to that received by children with higher income parents.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Institute for Research on Poverty • March 01, 1999

A New Generation of Canadian Families Raising Young Children: A New Look at Data from National Surveys
This paper provides data and research relating to parenting and child development, such as maternal age and education, single and dual income families, employment, parental separation, marriage, infant mortality, child care, and child behaviour/outcomes.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Human Resources Development Canada, Healthy Child Manitoba: Putting Children and Families First • September 01, 2003

Economic Resources and Children’s Health and Success at School: An Analysis Using the NLSCY
This paper considers the influence economic resources have on children's outcomes, and what role health and educational development should play in the 'longer-term' success of the child.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Human Resources Development Canada • September 01, 2000

A Follow-up Study of Child Hunger in Canada
This is an analysis of child hunger data from the 1996 National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, and looks at the statistics of and factors associated with child hunger ...
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Human Resources and Skills Development of Canada • 2001

AbstractThe Fragile Families and Child Well-Being Study: Questions, Design, and a Few Preliminary Results
This paper looks at the characteristics of unwed parents, their attitudes towards parenting, marriage and relationships, as well as their economic, employment and educational status.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Institute for Research on Poverty • May 01, 2000

Health and Disabilities Services in Early Head Start: Are Families Getting Needed Health Care Services?
This paper investigates the health of children and families in the Early Head Start program, focusing on specific health concerns such as birthweight, infections, and parental mental health and its impact on child well-being.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Department of Health and Human Services • January 2004

Who Killed School Discipline?
This article examines parents’ concern over the lack of discipline in public schools.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• The Manhattan Institute • Spring 2000

The Effects of Marriage and Maternal Education in Reducing Child Poverty
This report examines two questions: 1) Is marriage effective in reducing child poverty? and 2) What is the comparative effect of marriage and maternal education in combating child poverty? ...
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• The Heritage Foundation • August 02, 2002

Looking for Murphy Brown: Are College-Educated Single Mother Unique?
This paper looks at single-motherhood among college educated women, and explores the possibility that their attitudes towards marriage, and their reasons for becoming single mothers, differ significantly from less-educated women.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Center for Research on Child Wellbeing • Revised June 2003

Earnings of Couples with High and Low Levels of Education, 1980-2000
This paper compares earnings of couples who have high and low levels of education.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Statistics Canada • October 2004

The Effects of Parental Education on Income
This fact sheet presents statistical information demonstrating that parental education positively impacts family income, and suggests that policies aimed at improving the financial situation of low-income families should focus on helping parents gain further education.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• National Center for Children in Poverty • September 2004

Completing the Fertility Transition in the Developing World: The Role of Educational Differences and Fertility Preferences
This study examines the relationship between fertility and educational attainment in the developing world over a period of several decades.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Population Council • 2003

Family Planning and Women's Lives in Rural China
This article discusses the effect that the pressures of China's one-child policy and the social preference for sons has on rural women.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • June 2004

Are the Kids All Right? Intergenerational Mobility and Child Well-being in Canada
This paper examines the influence of parental income on their children's future income.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Statistics Canada • October 01, 2001

Continuity and Change in Pathways to Young Adult Disadvantage: Results from a British Birth Cohort
In this paper, childhood and adolescent precursors to adult disadvantage are studied in order to determine whether or not childhood experiences affect educational, financial, social, and employment-related outcomes later in life.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion • April 2003

Maternal Employment and Overweight Children
This paper documents the rise in both maternal employment and childhood obesity in recent decades, and investigates the possible relationship between the two.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Joint Center for Poverty Research • January 2002

Family Influences on Children’s Verbal Ability
This paper examines the effects of such factors as parental education, family income, parental religious participation, parental employment, and grandparents' socio-economic status on children's verbal ability.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Harris School of Public Policy • March 2003

Low Birth Weight, Social Factors and Developmental Outcomes Among Children in the United States
This paper examines the relative impact of poor birth outcomes and social risk factors on children's development.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Population Research Center • January 01, 2002

Back to School: A Life Course Approach to Understanding Men's and Women's College Attendance in Adulthood
This paper examines personal factors that influence men's and women's decisions to pursue post-secondary education as adults.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Population Studies Center • May 1999

Maternal Education and Place of Residence In the Timing of the Initiation of Breastfeeding in Vietnam
In this study of Vietnamese families, the author demonstrates that mothers with higher levels of education are more likely to breastfeed their children within six hours after birth than those with lower levels of education.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Population Research Center • 2003

The Changing Effect of Family Background on the Incomes of American Adults
This paper looks at changes between 1961 and 1999 in the extent to which an individual’s income was affected by parental characteristics such as income, education, socio-economic status, ethnicity, geographic location, occupation, and marital status.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government • November 2003

Parent and Student Perceptions of the Learning Environment at School
This paper examines students' and parents' differing perspectives on the quality of students' school and learning environments.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• National Center for Education Statistics • September 1993

Parents' Reports of School Practices to Involve Families
This report provides information about parents' perceptions of school efforts to involve them in their children's education, and examines the extent to which parents are involved with their children's schools as a result of these efforts.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• National Center for Education Statistics • October 1996

Factors Associated With Fathers' and Mothers' Involvement in Their Children's Schools
This issue brief provides information about the number of parents who have low, moderate and high levels of involvement in their children's education, with results categorized according to grade level, parental education, and family income.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• National Center for Educational Statistics • April 1998

Bridging the Gap: Academic Preparation and Postsecondary Success of First-Generation Students
This paper examines academic preparedness, levels of postsecondary enrollment, and rates of persistence and degree attainment among students whose parents did not go to college.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• National Center for Education Statistics • May 2001

Profile of Undergraduates and Postsecondary Institutions: 1999-2000
This report provides information about the gender, race/ethnicity, age, citizenship status, immigration status, parenthood status, and disability status of students enrolled in undergraduate studies from 1999 to 2000.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• National Center for Education Statistics • July 2002

The Social Context of Education
This paper examines of effect of factors such as family structure, family income, English language proficiency, and parental education on students' educational access and achievement.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• National Center for Education Statistics • July 1997

Students Whose Parents Did Not Go to College: Postsecondary Access, Persistence, and Attainment
This report examines the patterns in college enrollment, persistence and attainment, graduate study decisions, and labour market outcomes for students whose parents do not have a college education.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• National Center for Education Statistics • December 2001

Nontraditional Undergraduates
This report provides information on "nontraditional" undergraduates, defined as those who begin post-secondary education later in life, often while married, parenting and/or working full time.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• National Center for Education Statistics • August 2002

Educational Performance Among School Students From Financially Disadvantaged Backgrounds
This paper examines data on the educational performance of children from financially disadvantaged backgrounds, and looks at how factors influencing socio-economic status affect a child's education.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• The Smith Family • 2001

The Characteristics of Families Remaining on Welfare
This paper studies the characteristics of women who remain on welfare, and compares them to those of ex-welfare recipients in terms of employment status, income, education, health, and experiences of domestic violence.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Johns Hopkins University • February 2002

The Urban Child in Peril: “Can Literacy Change the Outcome?
This presentation addresses the literacy crisis, and focuses on Pennsylvania's efforts in promoting literacy.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• The Manhattan Institute • November 1, 1999

The Impact of Parents' and Spouses' Education on Divorce Rates in Norway
This study examines the extent to which Norwegian couples' risk of experiencing divorce is influenced by their parents' educational attainment, their own educational attainment, their participation in further education after marriage, and their educational homogamy.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research • April 15, 2004

Educational Reform, Ability, and Family Background
This paper examines the educational and earnings outcomes of a major school reform in Sweden in the 1950s that extended compulsory schooling, imposed a national curriculum, and abolished selection by ability into academic and non-academic streams.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• The Institute for Fiscal Studies • April 26, 2004

The Impact of Parental Income and Education on the Schooling of their Children
This paper explores the intergenerational transmission of educational attainment and examines the effects of parental education, family income, and sudden changes in income on high school drop-out.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• The Institute for Fiscal Studies • January 19, 2005

Indicators of Child Development and Religious Commitment In Canada: A Factbook
This fact book examines various aspects of child development, and looks at the impact of religion on child outcomes, including academic performance and character development.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Christian Commitment Research Institute • April 01, 2003

Bay Area Fatherhood Initiatives: Policymaker and Practitioner Perspectives on Integrating Fathering Efforts

• Category: Education > Parental Education
• National Center on Fathers and Families (NCOFF), University of Pennsylvania • 2003

Young Children in Poverty: A Statistical Update
This paper examines rising rates of child poverty in the United States, and discusses factors relating to ethnicity, family structure, geographic location, parental education, and family income that affect the likelihood that children will be poor.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• National Center for Children in Poverty • June 01, 1999

Do Financial Incentives Encourage Welfare Recipients to Work? Initial 18-Month Findings from the Self-Sufficiency Project
This report examines the impact of the Self-Sufficiency Project (SSP) on employment, wages, and well-being of single parent families.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Human Resources Development Canada • February 01, 1996

Child Population
This chapter from the book, The Health of Children and Young People, discusses trends in child welfare and well-being.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• The Office of National Statistics • March 01, 2004

Opening Doors: Students' Perspectives on Juggling Work, Family and College
This study looks at the challenges faced by low-income workers who have the opportunity to increase their earning potential by gaining credentials through a community college.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation • July 01, 2002

Maternal Education and Fetal and Infant Mortality in Quebec
This article examines the relationship between maternal education and infant mortality in Quebec, and finds that the higher the education attained by mothers, the less likely they are to experience fetal or infant deaths.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Statistics Canada • October 01, 1998

Parents’ Beliefs About Condoms and Oral Contraceptives: Are They Medically Accurate?
This article provides evidence that many parents have inaccurate perceptions of the safety and effectiveness of the birth control pill and the condom.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • April 01, 2004

Parents in Action for Education, Montreal
This study is based on a Montreal project among three inner-city schools and examines how parental and community involvement can strengthen education for children.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Caledon Institute of Social Policy • January 01, 2001

Changes in the Labour Force Status of Lone and Couple Australian Mothers, 1983-2002
This paper studies trends in labour force participation rates of Australian mothers, and looks at the determinants of their employment, such as educational attainment, age, and number of children.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Australian Institute of Family Studies • June 01, 2003

Unsupervised Time: Family and Child Factors Associated with Self-Care
This report provides information about the extent to which children in the United States are left to care for themselves during after-school hours, and suggests some particular family and child characteristics that are assoicated with an increased likelihood that children and adolescents will be left at home unsupervised.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• The Urban Institute • November 01, 2003

Fact Sheet: A Look at the Real Costs of Teen Pregnancy
This fact sheet looks at the cost of teen pregnancy to taxpayers, its association with poverty and educational failure, and the outcomes of the children of teen mothers.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy • March 01, 2003

Attending Kindergarten and Already Behind: A Statistical Portrait of Vulnerable Young Children
This paper looks at the health, and cognitive, social and emotional development of children who begin lagging academically in their first year of education.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Child Trends • December 01, 2003

Families and Schools Together Canada
This article illustrates the social success of children as a result of a comprehensive partnership between families, schools and community workers.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Caledon Institute of Social Policy • May 01, 2002

One in Four: America's Youngest Poor
This report provides an in-depth analysis of the characteristics of children living in poverty in the United States and suggests ways to deal with this growing problem.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• The National Center for Children in Poverty • January 01, 1996

Trends over Time in the Educational Attainments of Single Mothers
Using data from the Current Population Survey, this paper explores the high rates of high school drop out and welfare participation of single mothers.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Institute for Research on Poverty • October 01, 1993

What Influences Young Canadians to Pursue Post-Secondary Studies?
This paper discusses post-secondary education enrolment and the factors that affect enrolment, such ...
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Human Resources Development Canada • November 01, 2002

Home Literacy Activities and Signs of Children’s Emerging Literacy, 1993 and 1999
This paper discusses the importance of parental involvement in children's learning, and looks specifically at the effect of family participation in literacy education.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• National Centre for Education Statistics • November 01, 1999

Maternal Education and Risk Factors for Small-for-Gestational-Age Births
This paper studies the effect of maternal education and educational attainment on the health outcomes of infants, specifically in regards to birthweight.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• Statistics Canada • October 01, 1998

Five Million Children: 1993 Update
This report discusses the relationship between child poverty and geographic location, ethnicity, family structure, parental income, and parental education.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• National Center for Children in Poverty • 1993

Sociodemographic Risk and Child Well-Being
This paper discusses the negative child outcomes associated with exposure to social, economic, demographic and physical risk factors.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• The Urban Institute • June 01, 2000

Five Million Children: 1991 Update
This report provides a profile of child poverty in 1989, and shows that poverty rates for children under age six were increasing substantially during this time.
• Category: Education > Parental Education
• National Center for Children in Poverty • 1991