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Evidence-Based Policymaking

Insights from Policy-Minded Researchers and Research-Minded Policymakers

Evidence-Based Policymaking
  • By Karen Bogenschneider, and Tom Corbett.

Published April 2010

This book is for those who believe that good government should be based on hard evidence, and that research and policy ought to go hand-in-hand. Unfortunately, no such bond exists. Rather, there is a substantial gap, some say chasm, between the production of knowledge and its utilization. Despite…
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Incarcerated Parents and Their Families

Mandated Absence and Its Effects on Children

  • By Vivian Gadsden.

Published December 2009


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Father Time

The Timing of Fatherhood in Men's Lives

  • By Wendy Goldberg.

Published December 2009


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Parenting with Reason

Evidence-Based Approaches to Parenting Dilemmas

Parenting with Reason
  • By Esther Yoder Strahan, Wallace E. Dixon Jr. and J. Burton Banks.

Published October 2009

Sometimes it feels as though everybody has an opinion on how you should bring up your child – and no two people seem to agree on how it should be done for the best! Parenting with Reason cuts through the masses of confusing and often contradictory advice about parenting by providing hard…
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Children, Spirituality, Loss and Recovery

  • Edited by Joyce Bellous.

Published September 2009

The book demonstrates the hopeful stance the young take in response to ordinary suffering and significant trauma when adults talk with them about their losses. Its underlying themes convey the truth that loss and recovery are normal in the process of growing to maturity. It examines the strength of…
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Parents and Children Communicating with Society

Managing Relationships Outside of the Home

Parents and Children Communicating with Society
  • Edited by Thomas J. Socha, and Glen Stamp.

Published August 2009

The volume opens a new frontier in parent-child communication research as it brings together veteran researchers and newcomers to explore the communication of parents and children as they create relationships outside the family. The chapters herein examine communication processes and problems of…
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What Every Man Should Know About Being a Dad

What Every Man Should Know About Being a Dad
  • By David Cohen.

Published June 2009

When a man becomes a father, it can be a very daunting time. He is suddenly thrust into a new and emotional world. He can feel unprepared (despite the preceding nine months of build-up), useless (despite all the "uses" the mother of his child could offer him), and apprehensive. However, the new…
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Disparities in School Readiness

How Families Contribute to Transitions into School

Disparities in School Readiness
  • Edited by Alan Booth, and Ann C. Crouter.

Published August 2007

Significant disparities exist in children's behavioral and learning capacities that support successful transitions into school. In this new volume, leading researchers from a variety of disciplines review the latest data on how families influence their children's transitions into school. The…
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International Family Change

Ideational Perspectives

International Family Change
  • Edited by Rukmalie Jayakody, Arland Thornton and William Axinn.

Published July 2007

Many dimensions of family life have changed. Age at marriage has risen, arranged marriages and extended families have declined, intergenerational relationships have been altered, and contraceptive usage has become widespread. Until now, most explanations have focused on structural influences that…
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Promoting Positive Parenting

An Attachment-Based Intervention

Promoting Positive Parenting
  • Edited by Femmie Juffer, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg and Marinus H. van Ijzendoorn.

Published July 2007

This book illuminates the successful implementations of one of the few evidence-based parenting intervention programs. More than 20 years ago the editors began experimenting with videotaping parental behavior in order to enhance parents' sensitivity to their children’s signals. This new book…
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