Father Involvement in Young Childrens Lives A Global Analysis /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pattnaik, Jyotsna. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Educating the Young Child, Advances in Theory and Research, Implications for Practice ; 6
• Subjects: Education.; Early childhood education.; Educational psychology.; Developmental psychology.; Childhood Education.; International and Comparative Education.; Educational Psychology.; Developmental Psychology.; Sociology of Education.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5155-2

This vital addition to Springers Educating the Young Child series addresses gaps in the literature on father involvement in the lives of young children, a topic with a fast-rising profile in todays world of female breadwinners and single-parent households. While the significant body of theoretic...

Table of Contents:

• SECTION 1: Father Involvement: General Perspectives
• 1. Fathers and Early Literacy; Glen Palm
• 2. Caring Fathers: Empowering Children to be Loving Human Beings; Kevin J. Swick
• SECTION 2: Contexts within the United States
• 3. Mexican American Father-Child Literacy Interactions; Olivia N. Saracho
• 4. Father Involvement, African Americans and Reducing the Achievement Gap; William H. Jeynes
• 5. Gay Fathers Involvement in Their Young Childrens Lives; Dana Berkowitz and Katherine A. Kuvalanka
• 6. Incarcerated Fathers: Implications for Father Involvement; Mike Roettger and Raymond R. Swisher
• 7. Involvement of Homeless Fathers: Challenges and Possibilities; Jyotsna Pattnaik and Christie Medeiros
• 8. Fathers of Young Children with Disabilities: Experiences, Involvement and Needs; Hedda Meadan, Howard P. Parette, Jr. and Sharon Doubet
• 9. Honoring Women Who must Raise Their Children Alone; Beatrice S. Fennimore
• Section 3: International Contexts
• 10. Father-child Involvement in English-Speaking Caribbean Countries: Links to Childhood Development; Jaipaul L Roopnarine
• 11. Indigenous Fathers in Canada: Multigenerational Challenges; Jessica Ball
• 12. Father Involvement: New Zealand; Paul Callister and Lindy Fursman
• 13. Male Involvement in Childrens Lives: Roles and Relevance to Academic and Non-Academic Outcomes in the Australian Context; Andrew J. Martin
• 14. Father Involvement in Young Childrens Care and Education in Southern Africa; Jeremiah Chikovore, Tawanda Makusha and Linda Richter
• 15. Fathering in India: Understanding Challenges and Opportunities; Rajalakshmi Sriram and Prachee Navalkar
• 16. Fathers Role in Chinese Childrens Education; Zhonghe Wu, Song An and Shuhua An
• 17. The Father Image in Japan Traditional Roles and Emerging Realities in Conflict; Michelle Henault Morrone and Yumi Matsuyama
• 18. Father Involvement in Taiwan: A Progressive Perspective; Hsiu-Zu Ho, Chu-Ting Ko, Connie N. Tran, Jessica M. Phillips and Wei-Wen Chen
• Index.