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Child care policy at the crossroads: Gender and welfare state restructuring
Michel, Sonya, 2001
New York: Routledge

A critical discussion identifying and deconstructing the themes that have formed traditional views of early childhood education; a new concept of early childhood education is offered that is based on social justice and humanity

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Dad takes child-care leave
Mutsumi, Ota, 1999
Japan Quarterly, 46(1), 83-89

A personal reflection from the first man in Japan to take paternity leave discussing how both he and the people of Japan were affected by his actions.

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The division of household labor and child care in urban Chinese families
Skinner, Kevin B., 1998
International Journal of Sociology of the Family, 28(1), 85-98

A study of the division of household labor and child care in urban Chinese families as it relates to gender, resources/power, and time availability

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The Effect of Child Care Subsidies on Mothers’ Work Schedules
Press, Julie E., June, 2003
Washington, DC: Institute for Women's Policy Research.

An investigation of the effect of child care subsidies on the career success of poor working mothers, addressing the issues of child care subsidy receipt, work-hour related problems, and the risks associated with employment termination, based on a survey of 215 mothers

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Effects of childcare responsibility and self-efficacy on the wellness of working women with young children
McLaughlin, Kim, 2000
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY

An analysis of the relationship between child care responsibility and efficacy beliefs and the well-being and stress level of employed, married mothers with young children, based on a sample of 117 women with children under age 6, from Staten Island, New York

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The effects of infant child care on infant-mother attachment security [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 193-207). New York: Guilford Press

A study of the interaction between child care quality, stability, amount and mother-child relatedness in the first 3 years of life

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Equal parenthood and social policy: A study of parental leave in Sweden
Haas, Linda, 1992
Albany: State University of New York Press

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Father book reading behaviors and pre-kindergarten emergent literacy
Brooks, Cherri H., 2005
Unpublished master's thesis, Utah State University, Logan

A longitudinal study assessing Head Start fathers' book reading behaviors and their impact on preschool children's early literacy skills

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Father involvement: Building strong programs for strong families
United States. Head Start Bureau, 2004
Head Start Bulletin, 77.

A presentation of the role and impact of father involvement in Head Start programs

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Father involvement during early childhood
Downer, Jason T., 2007
In Pianta. R. C., Cox M. J., & Snow K. L. (2007). School readiness and the transition to kindergarten in the era of accountability (pp. 329-354). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A discussion of the interactions between fathers and their children, and an exploration of the influence of such interactions on children’s development

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Fathers and early childhood programs
Fagan, Jay, 2004
Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Learning

A guide to multiple aspects of father involvement in programs for young children, including history, theory, research, case examples, profiles, and suggestions for developing fatherhood initiatives

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Fathers and father figures of Head Start children: A study of the effects of involvement on children's socioemotional development
Gorvine, Benjamin J., 2002
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

An examination of father involvement in the Head Start program, focusing on predictors of father involvement and the effects of involvement on Head Start children's socioemotional development

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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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Fathers and public policy: Recent policies promoting responsible fatherhood
Fagan, Jay, 2002
In C. J. Groark, K. E. Mehaffie, R. B. McCall, M. T. Greenberg, & Universities Children's Policy Collaborative (Eds.), From science to policy: Research on issues, programs and policies in early care and education. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Governor's Task Force on Early Childhood Education. (No longer accessible as of January 18, 2013).

A discussion of public policies regarding fatherhood and fathers? involvement in children?s lives both nationally and in Pennsylvania

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Father-school communication in preschool and kindergarten
Rimm-Kaufman, Sara E., 2005
School Psychology Review, 34(3), 287-308

An examination of father-school communication during the preschool and kindergarten years, investigating the frequency of communication, how does the communication change upon kindergarten entry, and which family factors affect the amount of father-school communication

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Female caregivers' perceptions of fathers' and significant adult males' involvement with their Head Start children
Fagan, Jay, 2000
Families in Society, 81(2), 186-196

An exploration of Head Start fathers and significant adult males’ level of involvement in their pre-school aged children, based on the perceptions of Head Start female caregivers

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Gay mothers and early childhood education: Standing tall
Lee, Deborah, March 2010
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 35(1), 16-23

A study of the experiences of homosexual women and their families in a variety of early childhood education settings from interviews with 17 women from 12 lesbian-parented middle class families in New Zealand

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GDR women and German unification: Meanings of paid work and child care
Nash, Katherine, 1998
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

A study of the ability of East German women to combine motherhood and employment during the unification of Germany and its transition from state socialism to market capitalism

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Grandfathers and the impact of raising grandchildren
Bullock, Karen, 2005
Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 32(1), 43-59

A study of the experiences of 26 grandfathers raising grandchildren in a rural Southeastern community

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How mothers see fathers
Zippay, Allison, 2005
In J.D. Berrick & B. Fuller (Eds.), Good parents or good workers?: How policy shapes families' daily lives. New York: Palgrave Macmillan

An exploration of the roles and contributions of fathers in the lives of their children, from the perspective of 41 New Jersey women participating in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program (TANF)

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In the business of child care: Employer initiatives and working women
Auerbach, Judith D., 1988
New York: Praeger Publishers

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Involving fathers in Head Start: A framework for public policy and program development
Levine, James A., 1993
Families in Society, 74(1), 4-21

A review of father involvement and other males in the lives of young children in Head Start

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Maternal employment and children's development: Longitudinal research
Gottfried, Adele Eskeles, 1988
New York: Springer-Verlag

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Multidimensional father involvement and its association with Head Start children's school readiness
Downer, Jason T., 2003
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of South Carolina, Columbia

A study of the impact of different measures of father involvement, including observations of father-child play interactions, on Head Start children's school readiness

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Nonmaternal care and family factors in early development: An overview of the NICHD Study of Early Child Care
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Care and Youth Development (pp. 3-36). New York: Guilford Press

A study of the relationships between types of nonmaternal care and children’s social and emotional adjustment, cognitive and linguistic development, and physical growth and health

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