A law allowing parents to withdraw their children from religious education should be overturned, headteachers from across England have argued in a new large study.
Education
Jun 28, 2019
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Financial education often stresses the importance of earning and saving, but new research suggests that one of the most valuable lessons parents can teach their children about money might be how to appropriately give it away.
Social Sciences
May 29, 2019
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Governments keen to raise levels of educational attainment need to look at the cultures and attitudes of parents in high-achieving countries, not just national education systems – according to new findings from researchers ...
Education
Apr 15, 2019
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Conventional wisdom holds that when parents divorce, their children's educational success can be derailed. But research led by UCLA sociology professor Jennie Brand suggests that divorce's effect on a child's education varies ...
Social Sciences
Mar 28, 2019
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Evidence suggests white teachers are more negative with – and have lower expectations for – black students.
Social Sciences
Feb 25, 2019
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The time parents spend with their children has a powerful effect on their educational achievement, according to a large study with a novel approach.
Education
Feb 04, 2019
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Most parents say a child-centered, time-intensive approach to parenting is the best way to raise their kids, regardless of education, income or race.
Social Sciences
Jan 16, 2019
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Everyone's family background has affected them, for better or worse. In the UK today, it is difficult for young people to get a good job, and this means that families are having to provide more support for young people. In ...
Social Sciences
Nov 01, 2018
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In most American families led by couples, both parents are in the workforce. At the same time, nearly 1 in 4 U.S. children are being raised by single moms.
Social Sciences
Apr 19, 2018
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Failing to match the educational achievements of one's parents can be as distressing for men as having ethnic minority status or being divorced, new research says.
Social Sciences
Apr 10, 2018
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