Transmission of Human Capital across Four Generations: Intergenerational Correlations and a Test of the Becker-Tomes Model [PDF]
Most previous studies on intergenerational transmission of human capital are restricted to two generations - between the parent and the child generation.
Lindahl, Mikael +3 more
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A Tradition of Giving: New Research on Giving and Volunteering Within Families [PDF]
, 2016 SummaryParents who volunteer with charitable organizations are more likely to have children who volunteer for, and give to, charitable organizations.While the philanthropic priorities of parents and their children are more closely aligned than those of ...
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Parental Substance Use in New Hampshire: Who Cares for the Children? [PDF]
, 2018 In this brief, author Kristin Smith examines parental substance use and who cares for children when their parents cannot. It uses data from the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services’ Division for Children, Youth, and Families Results ...
Smith, Kristin
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Teaching programming at a distance: the Internet software visualization laboratory [PDF]
, 1997 This paper describes recent developments in our approach to teaching computer programming in the context of a part-time Masters course taught at a distance.
Domingue, John, Mulholland, Paul
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It takes a village: A multi-brain approach to studying multigenerational family communication
Developmental Cognitive NeuroscienceGrandparents play a critical role in child rearing across the globe. Yet, there is a shortage of neurobiological research examining the relationship between grandparents and their grandchildren. We employ multi-brain neurocomputational models to simulate
Suzanne Dikker +2 more
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'Descended from immigrants and revolutionists': how family immigration history shapes representation in Congress [PDF]
, 2019 Does recent immigrant lineage influence the legislative behavior of members of Congress on immigration policy? We examine the relationship between the immigrant background of legislators (i.e., their generational distance from immigration) and ...
Feigenbaum, James +2 more
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Theoretical value of the recommended expanded European Standard Set of STR loci for the identification of human remains [PDF]
, 2012 We have undertaken a series of simulations to assess the effectiveness of commercially available sets of STR loci, including the loci recommended for inclusion in the expanded European Standard Set, for the purpose of human identification.
Brenner CH +7 more
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Rural and remote health, 2015 INTRODUCTION An increasing number of grandparents in rural USA are serving as primary caregivers for their grandchildren because of parental incarceration, addiction, joblessness, or illness.
E. Clottey, A. Scott, Moya L. Alfonso
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nēhiyawak Child Raising Practices and Lessons for Schools
Education SciencesIn this article, I take up Pushor’s conceptualization of ‘walking alongside,’ of accompanying families on their journey to educate their children, as an alternative to the ways in which educators have stood over parents as authorities with more knowledge.
Belinda kakiyosēw Daniels
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