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Maternal Education And Changes In Parenting Beliefs, Values, And Practices, Becca E. Richards
Maternal Education And Changes In Parenting Beliefs, Values, And Practices, Becca E. Richards
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Mothers’ education level has been an important predictor of life outcomes across many different areas. Higher education in mothers has been associated with outcomes such as higher reading levels and decreased chances grade repetition for their child. Due to gaps in the research, this study emphasizes the importance of mothers’ beliefs about parenting, the practices they use, the amount of closeness they have with their child, and how they change when mothers return to school. This study used new mothers and their newborn children across time to understand whether mothers’ beliefs, practices, and values change when mothers return to school. …
A Proposed Extension Program In Family Life Education For Indonesia Union College, Margaret Penhallurick Aaen
A Proposed Extension Program In Family Life Education For Indonesia Union College, Margaret Penhallurick Aaen
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
Indonesia, potentially one of the richest and most powerful of the emerging nations, could profit by an active program in family-life education such as has proved beneficial in other parts of the world. This is especially true in the rural areas. It is the purpose or this paper to explore possibilities for and to develop an extension program in home improvement, sanitation, child care, and nutrition which could be set up at Indonesia Union College, located in a typical rural area of Java. This paper will form the basis for a handbook for Home Economies teachers and extension workers. It …