OBJECTIVES To examine pump duration associations with adolescents' metabolic control and whether parental involvement moderated this association. METHODS This study used a cross-sectional sample of 10- to 14-year-olds with diabetes (N = 252, 53.6% female) and parents' reported parental involvement; HbA1c was obtained from medical records. Half (50.8%) were on an insulin pump (continuous subcu...

PURPOSE To explore: 1) parent-adolescent discrepancies on adolescent risk involvement; 2) factors related to parental overestimates and/or underestimates of specific adolescent risk behaviors; and 3) the association of parental overestimates and/or underestimates at baseline with subsequent adolescent risk involvement. METHODS 754 African American parent-adolescent dyads were recruited from 3...

AIMS We draw on the work of Nancy Fraser, and in particular her concepts of weak and strong publics, to analyze the process of parental involvement in managed neonatal network boards. BACKGROUND Public involvement has moved beyond the individual level to include greater involvement of both patients and the public in governance. However, there is relatively little literature that explores the ...

To date, no comparison has been made between the Arab and Jewish educational systems regarding parental involvement. This preliminary study examines perceptions about involvement as described by pedagogic staff compares two sectors (Jewish vs. ethno-religious groups). Staff members from four elementary schools (two schools) were interviewed. The findings indicate that in sector is lower than se...

BACKGROUND Selecting appropriate controls for studies of genetic variation in case series is important. The two major candidates involve the use of blood donors or a random sample of the population. METHODS We compare and contrast the two different populations of controls for studies of genetic variation using data from parents enrolled in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (...

AIMS To incorporate a psychosocial model of tobacco smoking into a behaviour genetic design to examine genetic and environmental influences on variation in smoking involvement. DESIGN Longitudinal twin study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Twins initially aged between 13 and 18 years and registered with the Australian Twin Registry were surveyed three times between 1988 and 1996. A total of 414 p...

While research has examined factors associated with parent involvement, little work has focused on why parents are involved in their children’s schooling. This study thus assessed mothers’ motivation for involvement (measured on a continuum of autonomy), their level of involvement, and their affect when involved in relation to children’s motivation and academic performance. Participants were 17...

The transition to primary school is an important time for both children and parents. The aim of this randomized controlled study was to assess the effectiveness of a Transition to Primary School Parent Program in strengthening parent knowledge and confidence to manage the transition process, increasing parent involvement in their children’s learning, and improving child adjustment to starting s...

Practitioners and policy makers alike intuitively accept the importance of parental involvement in schools; however, knowing how to meaningfully engage parents for the benefit of all children is less understood. School administrators and teachers face challenges related to reaching all parents in positive ways, implementing strategies that will result in improved student achievement, and balanc...

Engaging parents as advocates for school success in the home is particularly important for English Language Learners (ELL). Tapping into the experiences of ELL parents in their own lives about schooling and literacy is a resource educators can use to increase parental involvement. This article describes the stories of two parents and compares their experiences with schools, their personal views...