National Center on Fathers and Families

Briefs

Core Learnings -- Briefs

• Davis, J. E. (1996). Fathers Care: A Review of the Literature. National Center on Fathers and Families -- Brief in HTML -- Brief -- PDF format

• Johnson, D. J. (1996). Father Presence Matters: A Review of the Literature. National Center on Fathers and Families -- Brief in HTML -- Brief -- PDF format

• Mason, P. L. (1996). Joblessness, Unemployment, and Fathers: A Review of the Literature. National Center on Fathers and Families -- Brief in HTML -- Brief -- PDF format

• Sorenson, E., & Turner, M. (1996). Barriers in Child Support Policy: A Literature Review. National Center on Fathers and Families -- Brief in HTML -- Brief -- PDF format

• Jordan, W. J. (1996). Role Transitions: A Review of the Literature. National Center on Fathers and Families -- Brief in HTML -- Brief in PDF format

• Gadsden, V. L. (1996). Intergenerational Learning: A Review of the Literature. National Center on Fathers and Families -- Brief in HTML -- Brief -- PDF format

• Arendell, T. (1996). Co-Parenting: A Review of the Literature. National Center on Fathers and Families -- Brief in HTML -- Brief -- PDF format

• Nsamenang, A. B. (2000). Fathers, Families, and Child Well-Being in Cameroon: A Review of the Literature, National Center on Fathers and Families. --  Brief -- PDF format

• Fagan, J. (1999). Predictors of Father and Father Figure Involvement in Pre-Kindergarten Head Start, National Center on Fathers and Families. -- Brief --PDF format.

• Day, R. D. (1998). Social Fatherhood: Conceptualizations, Compelling Research, and Future Directions, National Center on Fathers and Families. -- Brief -- PDF format

• Zuberi, T. (1998). African American Men, Inequality and Family Structure: A Research Note, National Center on Fathers and Families. -- Brief -- PDF format

• Coltrane, S., & Parke, R. D. (1998). Reinventing Fatherhood: Toward an Historical Understanding of Continuity and Change in Men's Family Lives, National Center on Fathers and Families. -- Brief -- PDF format

• Palm, G. L. (1998). Developing a Model of Reflective Practice for Improving Fathering ProgramsNational Center on Fathers and Families. -- Brief -- HTML format -- Brief -- PDF format

• Schaeffer, N. C., Seltzer, J. A. & Dykema, J. (1998). Methodological and Theoretical Issues in Studying Nonresident Fathers: A Selective Review, National Center on Fathers and Families. -- Brief -- HTML format -- Brief -- PDF format

• Brenner, E. (1998). Fathers in Prison: A Review of the Data, National Center on Fathers and Families.
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• Sullivan, M. (1998). Uses of Qualitative Research in Identifying and Measuring Outcomes of Responsible Fathering, National Center on Fathers and Families.  Brief -- PDF format

State Policy Briefs

• State Policy Series on Family Support and Father Involvement: A Summary of Activities and Issues in Mid-Atlantic and New England States (May, 2000). National Center on Fathers and Families.
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• State Policy Series on Family Support and Father Involvement: A Summary of Activities and Issues in Southern States (November, 1999). National Center on Fathers and Families.
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• State Policy Series on Family Support and Father Involvement: A Summary of Activities and Issues in Southern States (November, 1999). National Center on Fathers and Families.
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• State Policy Series on Family Support and Father Involvement: A Summary of Activities and Issues in Mid-Western States (October, 1999). National Center on Fathers and Families.
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• State Policy Series on Family Support and Father Involvement: A Summary of Activities and Issues in Mid-Atlantic and New England States (June 1999). National Center on Fathers and Families.
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• State Policy Series on Family Support and Father Involvement: A Summary of Activities and Issues in Western States (August 1998). National Center on Fathers and Families.
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National Center on Fathers and Families
University of Pennsylvania
3440 Market Street, Suite 450
Philadelphia, PA 19104-3325
Phone: (215) 573-5500
Fax: (215) 573-5508
Webpage: www.ncoff.gse.upenn.edu
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