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An analysis of parental attitudes toward child care arrangements in urban Chinese families
Zheng, Fuming, 1997
International Journal of Sociology of the Family, 27(2), 69-78

A study of the relationship between parental attitudes and parenting practices based on child care arrangements in the People’s Republic of China

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Child care in the first year of life
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 1997
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 43(3), 340-360

An analysis of the hours, type, and stability of child care used in infants' first year of life based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

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Children's experiences in family child care and relative care as a function of family income and ethnicity
Kontos, Susan, 1997
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 43(3), 386-403

A study of the role of family variables like ethnicity and income in the choice between family or relative child care arrangements, and the relationship between family variables and child care provider behavior and quality

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Employment of parents receiving subsidized child care in Dade County, Florida
Griesinger, Harriet, 1997
(Wellesley College Working Paper 98-03). Wellesley, MA: Wellesley College, Department of Economics

A study of employment patterns for low income workers receiving subsidized child care from the Work and Gain Economic Self sufficiency (WAGES) program in Dade County, Florida

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Factors influencing parents' perceptions of child care services: Implications for public policy formulation
Curtis, Carla M., 1997
Journal of Black Studies, 27(6), 768-782

The results of policy research determining low income, black parents’ perceptions of publicly supported child care services conducted in Washington, D.C.

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Familial factors associated with the characteristics of nonmaternal care for infants
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 1997
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 59(2), 389-408

An analysis of the familial, social, economic, and psychological factors associated with child care type and quality for infants, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

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Family empowerment: One outcome of cooperative preschool education
Dunlap, Katherine M., 1997
Child Welfare, 76(4), 501-518

A review of a naturalistic study examining a cooperative preschool program's effect on parents as well as young children, focusing on family empowerment as one specific outcome of program participation

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Fathers and ''others'' as infant-care providers: Predictors of parents' emotional well-being and marital satisfaction
Vandell, Deborah L., 1997
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 43(3), 361-385

A study on the influence of infant care arrangements on parental emotional and marital well-being

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Implications of participation in formal child care arrangements for the cognitive and social development of children from welfare families
Zaslow, Martha, 1997
Paper presented at the meeting of Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, DC.

A study examining the impact of formal child care participation on the cognitive and social development of young children from welfare families

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Improving school climate: Creating a circle of communication between educators and families
Allen, Sharon M., 1997
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago

A study of the effects of a program with Head Start-like qualities on parental involvement in a region in South Dakota

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Oregon's parents receiving child-care assistance: Where do they work?
Oregon. Adult and Family Services Division, 1997
Salem, OR: Oregon, Employment Department.

An exploration of the sources of employment for two groups of low-income parents, one which is transitioning from public assistance and another group who either never received public assistance or who has not received public assistance during the past year, in Oregon

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Poverty and patterns of child care
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 1997
In G. J. Duncan & J. Brooks-Gunn (Eds.), Consequences of growing up poor (pp. 100-131). New York: Russell Sage Foundation.

A discussion of infant child care experience, particularly the effects of family characteristics on hours spent in care, family income and poverty status, and whether these can accurately predict patterns of child care

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A professional support program for families of handicapped preschoolers: Decrease in maternal stress
Honig, Alice S., 1997
NHSA Research Quarterly, 1(1), 77-85

A questionnaire based study, investigating the effects of severity of disability and amount of long-term social agency support on stress perceived by 65 mothers with disabled preschoolers

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The role-specificity of mother-toddler interactions: The case of family day care providers and their own children
Smith, Ellen Wolpow, 1997
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles

A study of family child care providers’ roles as providers and mothers, how those roles differed during hours of care, and differences in child behavior

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Social support of parents: Influences on attachment and parent involvement with infants in full-time child care
Fortner-Wood, Cheryl Ann, 1997
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

A study on the relationship of parental stress, infant attachment, social support and parent involvement in child care

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Successful methods for increasing and improving parent and child interactions
Allen, Sharon M., 1997
Paper presented at the annual training conference of the National Head Start Association, Boston, Massachusetts.

An examination of the impact of the South Dakota Head Start/Public School Transition Project parent education component on parent-child interactions, focusing on the role of the family service coordinators

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What teachers want from parents and what parents want from teachers: Similarities and differences
Allen, Sharon M., 1997
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, Illinois.

An analysis of parents’ and teachers’ expectations of one another, emphasizing their views on communication, involvement, and children’s success, based on an evaluation of the South Dakota Head Start/Public School Transition Demonstration Project

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Work, family, and the labor movement
Grundy, Lea, 1997
Cambridge, MA: Radcliffe Public Policy Center.

A study on the labor movement’s strategies and approach in the areas of work and family policies and benefits, including child care and parental leave issues

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