Fathers' Involvement in Their Children's Schools

Title:	Fathers' Involvement in Their Children's Schools
Description:	This report provides a broad overview of the extent to which resident (excluding foster) and nonresident fathers are involved in their children's schools and examines the influence their involvement has on how children are doing in school. The report emphasizes fathes' involvement in their children's schools, but information on mothers' involvement is also provided. Throughout the discussion of resident fathers' involvement, a distinction is made between fathers in two-parent families and fathers who are heads of single-parent families.
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Cover Date:	October 1997
Web Release:	October 2, 1997
Print Release:	October 2, 1997
Publication #:	NCES 98091 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Christine Winquist Nord (Westat, Inc.), DeeAnn Brimhall, and Jerry West (NCES)
Type of Product:	Statistical Analysis Report
Survey/Program Areas:	National Household Education Survey (NHES)
Keywords:	Fathers' Involvement in Children's Education Parental Involvement in Education
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