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TITOLO DELLA PUBBLICAZIONE:

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

NOME E COGNOME DELL’AUTORE/I:

Kristjana S.Blondal and Sigrun Adalbjarnardottir

EDITORE:

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

LUOGO E DATA DELLA PUBBLICAZIONE:

San Diego, CA, (USA) Winter 2009

TIPOLOGIA DELLA PUBBLICAZIONE:

Research

LINGUA DELLA PUBBLICAZIONE:

English

DESCRIZIONE DEI CONTENUTI:

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.

COMMENTO SULLA PUBBLICAZIONE:

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

AUTORE DELLA RECENSIONE:

Gisela Vidal

ISTITUZIONE:

Florida

RUOLO:

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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