Promotes interdisciplinary research, education and practice and advances policy related to the social and emotional development of all children during the first five years.
This spring we're going to have another book club meeting. We are reading and will discuss Stephanie Coontz's new book A Strange Stirring: The Feminine Mystique and American Women at the Dawn of the 1960s.
We're Here, We're Here! Help NCFR promote Family Life Education
February 03, 2011
In an effort to increase awareness and understanding of family life education, NCFR is leading an effort to have February declared as Family Life Education Month throughout the country.
The Department of Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Missouri seeks a scholar specializing in Women's and Gender Studies or a closely related discipline to apply for the Dorothy Haecker Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship.
To commemorate and celebrate the contributions to our nation made by people of African descent, American historian Carter G. Woodson established Black History Week. The first celebration occurred on Feb. 12, 1926.
Only about half of parents with annual incomes of less than $25,000 expect their child will attain a four-year-college degree, compared with more than eight in ten parents with incomes over $75,000.
The Journal of Social and Personal Relationships offers free podcasts related to their published articles, in the form of interviews with authors and scholars.
U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today a joint partnership between the two agencies to help nearly 1,000 non-elderly Americans with disabilities leave nursing homes or other healthcare facilities to live independently.
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs just published their first online newsletter for 2011 including news that impacts families globally.
The Sloan Work and Family Research Network form Boston College has a series of "topic pages" that provide helpful information on a wide variety of work-life issues.
Students and faculty alike are invited to participate in a study to learn more about the people who play multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPGs) and their relationships.