This study examines households’ fertility variations in response to expected permanent shifts in the return to education. Wage premiums measure the return to education because their long-run movements are driven by factors exogenous to the fertility process. The results indicate that high education parents’ fertility responds negatively to changes in the expected return to college and negativel...

The investigation studies the perception and attitudes of patents towards their mentally retarded child. Thirty such children were followed up after one year of initial contact and the parents were interviewed. Parents of higher education had a more scientific perception. Most parents had unrealistic hopes and expectations, feelings of shame, guilt and self blame were predominant. Rejection, ho...

Students with college educated parents are more likely to attain higher levels of education than students of parents with lower levels of education. Past research has explained this favorable outcome as the result of advantageous placement and greater availability of educational resources. Using data from Add Health and AHAA, we find evidence that exposure to students of college educated parent...

background: oral diseases are common chronic diseases that are affected by human health behavior. one-way to promote health behaviors can be achieved through education. the present study aims to assess the effect of an oral health education program using motivational interviewing (mi) method on oral health status of preschool children. materials and methods: this study recruited 222 volunteer c...

arenthood, described by one author as the 'last stand of the amateur' (Koller 1974, as cited in Warren 1983a), is the one occupation common to the majority of the adult population for which no training or educational qualification is required. The underlying societal assumption is that child-rearing skills and feeling protective towards children are natural and instinctive (Bowlby 1971, as cite...

Why the Apple Doesn’t Fall Far: Understanding Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital Parents with higher education levels have children with higher education levels. However, is this because parental education actually changes the outcomes of children, suggesting an important spillover of education policies, or is it merely that more able individuals who have higher education also have...

This study aims to detect opinions about what and when should be talked about in sexual education in schools respecting the role of parents. This study was conducted in 23 elementary schools in the town Rijeka, Croatia from March to May 2010. The sample consisted of parents of sixth grade elementary school pupils. There were 1,673 respondents, divided in groups of mothers and fathers. Both grou...

Inequality of Educational Outcome and Inequality of Educational Opportunity in the Netherlands during the 20th Century Maarten L. Buis The influence of social background on educational attainment involves a paradox: On the one hand, it is a good thing that parents care about their children and want to help them attain the best possible educational outcome. On the other hand, it seems unfair to ...