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ERIC Number: EJ608561
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4430
Low Attendance by Fathers at Family Literacy Events: Some Tentative Explanations.
Macleod, Flora
Early Child Development and Care, v161 p107-19 Apr 2000
Examines reasons behind very low attendance of fathers at primary level family literacy events in Great Britain. Discusses rapid social and demographic changes, the sex- segregated power structure in education, the gendered nature of parental involvement in education, and the nature of family literacy events. Concludes that the environment of literacy events is a key factor in discouraging fathers' attendance. (KB)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment, Family Involvement, Family Literacy, Fathers, Foreign Countries, Literacy Education, Parent Participation, Parent Role, Parent School Relationship, Primary Education, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Great Britain