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TITLE OF THE PUBLICATION:

Parenting practices and School drop out: a longitudinal study.
From "ADOLESCENCE", Vol 44, Nº176

SURNAME AND NAME OF AUTHOR(S):

Kristjana S.Blondal and Sigrun Adalbjarnardottir

PUBLISHER:

Libra Publishers, Inc 3089C Clairemont Dr. PMB 393, San Diego, CA 92117

PLACE AND DATE OF PUBLICATION:

San Diego, CA, (USA) Winter 2009

TYPE OF PUBLICATION:

Research

LANGUAGE/S OF PUBLICATION:

English

LANGUAGE OF REVIEW:

English

DESCRIPTION OF CONTENTS:

Brief of the abstract:
Adolescent's perceptions of parenting style and parental involvement in their education were examined longitudinally and related to school dropout among Icelandic youth. Results indicated that adolescents who, at the age of 14, characterized their parents as authoritative (showing acceptance and supervision) were more likely to have a completes upper secondary school by the age of 22, than adolescents from non-authoritative families, controlling from adolescents' gender.

The study clearly explains the background and method and take us to conclusions that are for sure very interesting for parents and anybody working at compulsory education.

COMMENTS ON THIS PUBLICATION:

The research arises a particular point of view and a surprising conclusion. Well supported by previous studies, it shows a methodology that consistently supports the hypothesis

NAME OF COMPILER:

Gisela Vidal

NAME OF INSTITUTION:

Florida

ROLE:

International Relations



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15 November 2012

Stay@School at the Future of Education Conference

The Stay@School projet will be presented at the third edition of the “Future of Education” international conference, held in Florence, Italy, on 13 - 14 June 2013. Over 250 participants from all over the world will attend the conference. The conference participants belong to the sectors of higher education, school education, vocational education and training as well as adult education, therefore representing all of the target groups of the Stay@School project.

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