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Dealing with Parental Participation, 2007.
An analysis of the importance, for students, of close communication between parents and teachers.
2,795 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 41 sources, MLA, $ 83.95
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This paper discusses the importance of close communication and interaction between a school and its parents. It looks at issues of diversity and how these affect parental participation and discusses how the school administration can combat any problems that arise. The paper suggests that apart from the obvious academic improvement amongst students that will be achieved from healthy associations between teachers and parents, students will also experience personal enhancements, cooperation, respect for adult intervention and enthusiasm for community work.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Significance of Parental Participation
Problems of Parental Participation
Problems faced by School Administrators
Strategies for Parental Participation
Conclusion
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"Being a school administrator in an urban school setting, the study that had been conducted by Nistler and Angela (2000) was extremely helpful to me. Its main goal was to design an effective parent-student program while keeping in mind the urban low-income earners. The researchers took into consideration the first graders from two different schools and separate years and designed a four-staged program. In each phase, both the student and parent had a designated task: in the first phase, both read aloud poems; in the second, both read and sang the alphabet song; in the third, both got involved individually and collectively in numerous literacy and math courses; and in the last phase, there was a parent-teacher meeting. Almost 1/3 of the parents did not have a high school degree. In the first year 96.5% of the students had the support of their parents present while this dropped by 2% in year two. The researchers concluded that the removal of peripheral responsibilities like babysitting and transportation led to higher cooperation from the parents. The end result was increased and enthusiastic participation of the parents even if they did not have precise knowledge of the matter being presented in class. The interest of the parents encouraged the students to develop interest as well."
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Parental Involvement in Children?s Education, 2002.
A discussion on the increasingly urgent need for parents to participate in their child's education.
2,015 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 63.95
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The paper shows that many parents today seem to have lost their ability to support the education of their children. It shows how many claim they lack the time, interest, and/or financial resources to get involved, but teachers can be trained to reverse this trend and encourage parental involvement.
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"Schools need desperately to implement programs for parents that teach them how to get more involved in their child?s education. Research has unmistakably shown that student achievement improves as parental involvement increases (Kelly, 1994). By training teachers how to encourage parents to more actively participate in their children?s education, we are taking the first step towards creating a more positive attitude towards learning that could ultimately help teachers achieve their goals of providing a top quality education without unnecessary distractions such as excessive discipline."
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Parental Involvement, 2004.
This paper discusses the importance of parental involvement in their children's formal education.
1,620 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 52.95
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This paper explains that the more positive a parent?s view of participation in a child?s education, the more likely that the child will have a balanced and positive self-conception. The author points out that parents of low-income black and Hispanic families are not well-represented among parents participating within their children's school because of commonly perceived barriers, such as language skills and social and cultural diversities. The paper stresses the importance of parent involvement during the middle-school years, since their children are facing new issues, and the guidance provided by actively involved parents is priceless to the middle-school student.
Table of Contents
Statement of Thesis
Introduction
Parental Involvement
Effects of Participation of Parents on the Child
Reasons for Non-Participation of Parents
Parental Involvement Not Based on Level of Income
Parental Involvement in Minority Families
Barriers Parental Participation
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Guidelines for Parent Participation
Middle School Involvement
Conclusion
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"?Parental involvement? or ?parental participation? can be defined by many terms due to the fact that there are so many various avenues through which a parent can become active and maintain a vital role in the student?s education. The educational system within the global society as well as the ?No Child Left Behind Act' (NCLBA) has determined a protocol that is inclusive of parents, teachers, schools, city councils, communities and others in civic organizations work in conjunction to enhance the quality and effectiveness of education."
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Principal Style and Parental Role, 2000.
The role of the principal is being examined here vis a vis parents' involvement, taking into account his/her personality and style of management. Focus is placed on the Israeli education system.
19,495 words (approx. 78.0 pages), 47 sources, MLA, $ 249.95
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The phenomena of parents? involvement at their children?s schools has intensified over the recent years, and it seems that the tendency will increase in the future. The school principal, because of his role, training, and status, has to lead, determine, and guide the parental cooperation to the proper channels. His role is decisive regarding the quality of the dialogue with the parents. This research examines the connection between the principal?s managerial style and personality and his stands and policies regarding parental involvement, in general, and the desirable and actual parental involvement at his school. The research assumption is that principals who employ different managerial styles and possess different personality structures will relate differently to parental involvement. The principal who practices a considerate managerial style or has an extroverted personality will encourage parental involvement, while the task-oriented principal with a ?neurotic? or ?psychotic? personality structure will oppose parental involvement. In addition, the writer determines that the principal?s general attitude towards parental involvement will be more positive than his stand regarding the desired parental involvement in specific areas and the actual parental involvement at his school. The more positive the principal?s stand towards parental involvement in specific areas, the more involved are the parents. This paper also includes several tables.
Abstract
List of Tables
1. The Introduction
2. The Theoretical Background
2.1 The Parental Involvement
2.1.1 The Definition
2.1.2 The Background
2.1.3 Motives of Parental Involvement
2.1.4 The Policy of the Ministry of the Education Regarding Parental Involvement at Schools
2.1.5 The Character of Parental Involvement at School
2.1.6 The Areas of Parental Involvement
2.1.7 Problems Regarding parental Involvement
2.2 The Principal
2.2.1 Managerial Style
2.2.2 The Principal?s Personality
2.2.3 The Structure of the Principal?s Personality and Parental Involvement
2.2.4 The Principal?s Policy Regarding Parental Involvement
2.2.5 Principal-Parents Problems
3. The Research Assumptions
3.1 The Connection between the Principal?s Managerial Style and the Parental Involvement
3.2 The Connection between the Structure of the Principal?s Personality and Parental Involvement
3.3 The Principal?s Stands and the Different Areas of Parental Involvement
4. The Research Format
4.1 The Research Variables and their Definition
4.2 The Sample
4.3 A Description of the Sample of the Principals
4.4 The Research Tool
4.5 Data Processing Methods
5. The Findings
5.1 The Correlation between the Managerial Style and Parental Involvement Assumptions 1-3
5.2 The Correlation between the Principal?s Personality Structure and Parental Involvement Assumptions 4-6
5.3 The Correlation between the Independent Variables
5.4 Progress Regression Analysis
5.5 The Interaction between Managerial Styles and the Parental Involvement
6. The Conclusion
6.1 The Discussion
6.2 The Conclusion
6.3 Recommendations for Further Research
7. Bibliography
8. Appendix
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"The phenomena of parental involvement in the Israeli educational system has intensified over the recent years, as is indicated by the daily newspapers, educational and social researches, and by the attempts of the educational institutions to guide the parental involvement into normative channels. One of the factors of the process consists of the meaningful changes in the educational system, the most notable of which is the tendency towards the school?s increasing autonomy. (Kamanda, 1985) The educational system was unable to successfully address the variety of educational needs in an increasingly pluralistic society, whose different sectors disagree about the purposes of education. The recognition of the disagreements led to the demand for the decentralization of the educational system. (Inbar, 1987) As the educational system became more decentralized the roles of the functionaries and their authorities had to be redefined, and increased parental involvement became possible."
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Parental Involvement in Low-Income Minority Students, 2005.
An in-depth discussion of the significance of parental involvement in education among low-income minority students.
5,987 words (approx. 23.9 pages), 21 sources, MLA, $ 142.95
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This paper explains the importance of parental involvement in education. The paper first begins with the design of parental involvement and then discusses types of parental involvement. Various factors are analyzed such as language and cultural differences and time constraints. The effects of parental involvement in family literacy programs is explored and extent of parental participation in low-income schools is also examined.
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Chapter One
Introduction
Background
Statement of Purpose
Significance of Project
Methodology
Delimitation of Project
Definition of Terms
Chapter Two
Review of Related Literature
Introduction
Rationale for the Project
Summary
Chapter Three
The Data
Introduction
Survey Results
Administrator
Teachers
Parents/Community
Students
Explanation of the Group
Chapter Four
Summary
Conclusion
Recommendations
Bibliography
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"The purpose for writing this paper was to scrutinize recent research on the significance of parental involvement in education among low income minority students. Another purpose was to see whether or not minority parents' participation in schools would enhance student test scores and other school related activities. Parents involved in workshops designed to teach homework tips for reading and math had students with greater academic achievement. In addition, it was important to find out if parental involvement negated language differences, cultural differences, and other caste barriers of minority students. In order to do this the researcher needed to study several individuals in a particular and chosen school district including parents, students, and teachers.
Reviewing the literature for this issue was also important because the information contained in the literature review provided a great deal of insight into what had been done in the past. This past information is vital for a complete understanding of what has been going on in the academic world when it comes to whether the involvement of the parents has anything to do with the way that children perform on tests and the kinds of grades that these children receive. Not all school districts may find that having parental involvement makes any kind of significant difference in how well their children perform, but since it seems logical that this would be the case, further studies are clearly needed to examine this issue more closely."
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Ethnic Minority Parental Involvement in Education, 2002.
This paper studies the effect of parental involvement on ethnic minority student achievement.
4,853 words (approx. 19.4 pages), 37 sources, APA, $ 123.95
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Parental involvement in education has been demonstrated to have a very positive effect on the social, emotional, and intellectual progress of disadvantaged and ethnic minority school children ? notably, the children of Hispanic ethnicity. This paper shows that, as a result, many educational professionals and community leaders encourage greater parental participation in school programs and in their children?s day-to-day educational process. The paper discusses the problems of ethnic minority / Hispanic students who are unique in many ways. It shows that the Hispanic child may be at a competitive disadvantage in school because of language differences, attendance inconsistencies (transportation issues), school programs? placement, racism, low expectations on the part of teachers, conflicting values between the home culture and school and inherent social barriers.
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"Meanwhile, information about poor educational experiences for Hispanic youth has seemingly become a motivating factor for many schools and citizens who are not satisfied with the educational system as it is. Indeed, when parents (of all ethnic groups) and schools work closely together, those children go farther in school, and the schools they attend are stronger, according to a study (San Diego Office of Education, 1997). This study used data from a nationally diverse sample of 21,814 students and their parents ? data that were used in 66 different studies ? and concluded: ?parental involvement has a powerful effect on eighth graders? achievement.? The research shows that parents working closely with teachers helps set up a ?curriculum of the home? which has an average effect on achievement that is twice as large as family socioeconomic status. Among the concepts in the survey?s curriculum of the home are: parent-child conversations about everyday events, discussion of leisure reading, ?joint analysis of televiewing,? expressions of affection, and interest in children?s academic and personal growth."
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Parental Involvement in Elementary School, 2008.
A look at the necessity for parental involvement in elementary schooling.
1,758 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 56.95
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This paper discusses that parental intervention in a child's education is important, irrespective of the parents' qualifications or financial status. The paper states that parental intervention in a child's education promotes growth of students and can be promoted by designing programs. The paper recommends that elementary school authorities should review the requirements of students in consultation with their parents and that parents should feel comfortable to communicate with the teachers. The paper concludes that parental involvement in elementary schools can be achieved only if it is legally mandatory and that governments should institute policies that call for equal participation of parents, teachers and elementary school authorities.
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"Parental intervention in a child's education is important irrespective of the parent's qualification or financial status. Parental involvement promotes academic, emotional and social growth of students. It is beyond doubt that a child who dedicates more time for homework will perform well at school. A well completed homework enables a student to learn systematically. It will also reflect in the character of the child. Involvement in a child's home work enable parents to keep in pace with the lessons at school and know more about the performance of a child. This will also help them to communicate with their teacher in the case of poor performance or absence on a day. Other than homework, parents can teach children to spend their leisure time in a fruitful manner. They can advice children to engage in reading rather than spend time to watch television. Parental involvement in children's studies gives room for conversation. Parents can indulge in positive conversation by giving advice on good behavior and values which will evolve good character in a child. Parents can instill interest in a child's learning. Involvement of family in a child's learning thus influences the child's character and ability throughout life. The success of parent assisted children will be one step ahead of those who are deprived of it."
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Parental Involvement in Education, 2006.
A literature review on the effect socioeconomic status has on parental involvement in their children's education.
1,946 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 61.95
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The paper analyzes the relationship between socioeconomic status of urban parents and the extent of their involvement in their children's academic life. The researcher hypothesizes that a direct relationship exists between socioeconomic status and parental involvement. The literature review examines the relevance of parental involvement in education, reasons to promote parental involvement in education, and barriers to parental involvement in education that may include parental socioeconomic status.
Table of Contents:
Parental Involvement in Education
The Role of Socioeconomic Status and Education
Socioeconomic Status and Academic Achievement
Theories of Parental Investment Behaviors
Parental Involvement Directly Linked With Economic Status
Summary of the Literature
Conclusions/Discussion
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"While collaborative involvement from parents is important to children's education, in many instances a lack of parental involvement is still evident in the school (Booth & Dunn, 1996). There are many reasons for this, including lack of time, confidence, attitudes regarding parent's role in education and parent's socio-economic status (Booth & Dunn, 1996). This study will focus on the role of socio economic status in parental involvement."
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Early Childhood Special Education and Parental Involvement, 2007.
This paper discusses the need for parents to be trained to work with their autistic children.
876 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 31.95
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The paper discusses an article from the Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions that shows how there are very few public schools who include parent training as part of their early childhood special education (ECSE) curriculum. The authors recommend that future empirical studies are needed to determine both the short-term and long-term effects of adding such a program to ECSE curricula for autistic children. The paper asserts that this suggestion is appropriate and it should be carried through, to make sure there is a long-term upside to getting parents involved at such an intense and personal level. If there is a well-publicized long-term benefit, future parents and teachers will be more willing to participate.
Outline:
Introduction
The Research Background
The Model Presented Through the Research
The Research Findings
My Own Reaction to the Article
In My Future Classroom Experiences
The Authors' Recommendations
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"The family itself benefits when parents are deeply involved in their autistic children's care and maintenance, because knowing what to do with the child puts less stress on the family, and as a result parents have more optimism, more free time, and are encouraged to continue working with their child.
"But, first, special education teachers must be "provided with explicit instruction" as to which strategies to teach parents, which coaching skills are most beneficial, and how to work with families, the article points out."
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Parental Involvement In Education, 2006.
A look at the level of involvement of parents in schools and the growing need for their participation.
1,092 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 38.95
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This paper researches the level of parent involvement within schools and the effect it has on education in general. This paper shows how according to various studies, parental involvement is increasingly important to student achievement.
Contents:
Research Question
Justification
Research Methods to Employ To Develop Curriculum Improvements
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"In recent years a call for more parental participation in schooling is a mere recognition of the need for collaboration in school. Educators and parents are acknowledging the importance of collaboration between family and school. They are also recognizing the importance of "continuity of educational roles, values and experiences between family and school, as well as on schools and teachers" expectations about learning "preconditions developed in the home" (Carvalho, 2001: 9). It is vital the rationale and implications of family and school interactions be examined to help decide how family school "partnerships" may benefit students, teachers and families alike (Carvalho, 2001: 9). While traditionally educators have recognized the need for parental involvement and collaboration, little has been done to strengthen these partnerships and promote then in school community."
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Parental Involvement and Academic Achievement, 2007.
This paper examines the link between parental involvement in children's schooling and their academic success.
804 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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The paper relates that the level of parental involvement in children's schooling has always been intuitively accepted as being positively associated with academic achievement and high test scores. The paper examines relevant studies and shows how the forms of parental involvement that are most beneficial to the students remain mostly unexplored by most of the current literature. The paper maintains that studies should be conducted isolating precisely what parental habits most strongly correspond with high grades. The paper points out that although the signs are somewhat compelling that parenting style may be more influential than mere parental encouragement, they are not convincing enough to make a definite conclusion.
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"An article published by Suet-Ling Pong investigates the variances along the lines of the structure of the household. Pong notes that, "Growing proportions of children in the United States reside with a single biological parent, and there are also more children attending schools where the majority of students are from single-parent families or stepfamilies," (Pong 734). Pong analyzes eighth grade reading and math scores to determine that schools exhibiting a majority of students from single-parent homes statistically score lower on such exams. This trend is found to be true even after the demographic background of the parents is factored in--how far they went in school."
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Preschool Participation, 2002.
A research study showing the influence of preschool participation on educational outcomes in kindergarten.
3,908 words (approx. 15.6 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 106.95
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As young children are increasingly enrolled in various forms of non-parental education outside of the home, there has been a growing interest since the 1960s in determining the degree to which preschool programs influence children?s learning, development and later educational outcomes. A particular concern raised by those interested in the influences of preschool participation focuses on the degree to which inequalities in early care and education may be responsible for much of the inequality in later educational outcomes within the U.S. On the basis of the ongoing questions that have emerged regarding the benefits of preschool, this research report addresses and clarifies the influence of preschool on educational success in kindergarten. In addition, the research identifies factors that have been found to influence the degree to which preschool participation impacts successful educational outcomes in kindergarten. Factors under consideration are child characteristics, program characteristics and social/environmental characteristics. The study is conducted via the use of the heuristic research method in which six studies were examined for the purposes of determining the association between preschool and educational outcomes in kindergarten.
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"Similar findings were reported by Campbell, Pungello, Miller-Johnson, Burchinal & Ramey (2001) in their study of the Abecedarian Project. The study was initiated more than twenty years ago and has followed over one hundred low-income children from infancy to young adulthood. As reported by the researchers, of the 111 infants originally involved in the study, 57 were assigned to an early intervention child care program and 54 received care in some other setting. Each child in the early intervention program had an individualized program of educational activities which was designed to enhance social, emotional, and cognitive development. Children in the program received at least five years of this specialized care until they left the program for kindergarten. On the basis of ongoing measurement, the researchers reported that children who participated in the intervention program had higher cognitive test scores from the toddler years through the age of 21, as well as higher academic achievement in reading and math from the primary grades through young adulthood".
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Child and Parental Depression, 2008.
A look at the evidence thats suggests a link between child and parental depression.
3,120 words (approx. 12.5 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 90.95
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This paper examines to what extent parents who suffer from depression pass this illness onto their children. To put it another way, the paper discusses whether parents that are suffering from depression are ultimately responsible - in a way other environmental factors are not - for the development of depression in their children. The paper concludes that while depression in children cannot be wholly linked to depression in their mothers and fathers it would seem that the confluence of genetic predisposition, parental neglect, and parental actions of the most negative sort (angry outburst, recriminatory behavior) conspire to make these children especially vulnerable to one of the cruelest of all mental illnesses.
Outline:
Introduction
Literature Review
Methodology
Results/Data
Discussion
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"A much more recent study confirms the general conclusions of Orvaschel insofar as it illuminates the troubling psychic burdens shouldered by the sons and daughters of clinically depressed parents. To wit, Alpert et al (2003) found that depressed parents suffering from "anger attacks" also tended to produce offspring given over to lower social and school competency scale scores and to higher levels of delinquency, aggressive behavior and attention problems. Additionally, Alpert and his team of researchers found that the children of depressed parents engaging in intermittent angry outbursts were more likely to have an elevated T score - a "global measure" of psychopathology. "
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Technology, Democratic Participation and Community Building, 2002.
Examines the impact of information and communication technologies on democratic participation and community building.
1,983 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 60 sources, APA, $ 63.95
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Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are purported by many to increase democratic participation and build communities. To analyze this supposition, the paper first defines democratic participation and community building in the context of ICTs. Specifically, it reviews literature on 1) enhancing strong democracy 2) revitalizing sense of community and 3) increasing social capital. In section two, the paper then presents cases that illustrate the arguments for and against these claims. In the third and final section, the paper summarizes the potentials and limitations of using ICTs to build communities and increase participation. Finally, it makes policy recommendations for realizing the empowering capabilities for democratic participation and community building of ICTs.
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"To reach the possibilities afforded by these technologies, public policies must support an environment that fosters political participation and community building. It is therefore important that the public interest notion that is integrated into existing telecommunications policies not be overwritten with notions of economic efficiency as the basis for public interest (Horwitz, Robert Britt, 1989). As Schaefer (1995) indicates, privatizing the evolving network infrastructure for ICTs undermine the network's long-range potential to encourage citizen-to-citizen discussion of public issues (Schaefer, Richard J., 1995). Similarly, equitable access to ICTs through all strata of society is necessary for pluralist discussions to take place online."
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Parental Involvement and Abortion Rates, 2003.
A look at the relationship between parental involvement laws and abortion rates.
5,313 words (approx. 21.3 pages), 27 sources, APA, $ 131.95
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This paper explores whether policy endogeneity partially explains the negative relationship generally reported between parental involvement laws and abortion rates, since parental involvement laws are found to be negatively related to both teen and adult abortion rates. Since parental involvement laws may be more likely to be passed in jurisdictions with a higher level of anti-abortion sentiment, both the laws and anti-abortion sentiment may be responsible for lower abortion rates. To explore this possible interrelatedness, a religiosity-level variable was used as a proxy for anti-abortion sentiment, since anti-abortion sentiment might affect abortion rates directly and indirectly through the greater likelihood of the enactment of parental involvement laws.
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"The relationship of parental involvement laws and religiosity level to abortion rates was analyzed for teens and adults; regressions were estimated for four age groups: 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, and 30-34 years old. Residence county-level 1995 abortion rates were regressed against parental involvement laws and religiosity levels as well as several control county-level variables--restrictive public funding, unemployment rate, population density, percent of college graduates, extent of poverty, percent of married-couple families, and geographic region. The sample consisted of the 1,008 counties from the 17 states that reported abortion numbers by county and by age group."
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