Father Participation Links
This is a collection of links compiled for researchers interested in issues of father involvement in parenting, parenting education for fathers, etc., an area of growing international attention by both public and private organisations.
More general links on fathers, fathers rights, gender issues and related themes can be found here.
LINKS
Canada:
Canadian Council on Social Development
EPES (Entraide Peres - Enfants Separes) Canadian site, English version.
Statscan 89-550, 1996, report on
Parenting Style Effects and recommendations (comments only).
Vanier Institute of the
Family
United Kingdom
Statistics on families on the UK Men and Father's Rights Home Page
What are fathers for ? address by Michael Lamb speaking at the IPPR Conference 'Men and their Children' in London, 30th April 1996 (on the SPIG web page).
United States
Fathernet at the Children, Youth and Family Consortium (at the University of Minnesota) "Information on the importance of fathers and fathering and how fathers can be good parents and parent educators. It includes research, policy and opinion documents to inform users about the factors that support and hinder men's involvement in the lives of children."
The Fatherhood Initiative (DHHS) - US Government policy initiative
Responsible Fathering: An Overview and Conceptual Framework (DHHS) - includes program information (Executive summary)
Fathering: The Man and the Family The Department of Health and Human Services' Response to President Clinton's June 16, 1995 Memorandum to Strengthen the Role of Fathers in Families. October 16, 1995 (Executive summary)
Non-Custodial Parents' Participation in Their Children's Lives: Evidence from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (DHHS)
Empirical Studies Related to Access/Visitation with Regard to the Family Dynamics of Divorce, Separation and Illegitimacy (summary information, from the AFC).
Fathers Resource Center (includes a Directory of Programmes)
American Men's Studies Association
School of Home Economics and Family Ecology (University of Akron)
Vanderbilt University: MIHOW Fatherhood Project
Fathers Resource Center and the Fathers Page at ParentsPlace
National Network for Child Care
The Capital Research Center: Bringing Daddy Home: The Fatherhood Movement
Putting Nonresidential Fathers Back Into The Family Portrait
Life Without Father: Disappearing dads are destroying our future
98-091 / Fathers' Involvement in Their Children's Schools (NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS)
General
FATHERLAND (numerous links)
Fathering Bibliography "This is a collection of references on father, father absence, father involvement, and other issues in which the father plays a key role."
The Men's Bibliography "A comprehensive bibliography of writing on men, masculinities and sexualities (6th edition), Compiled by Michael Flood, First published in 1992, 6th edition published in 1997 by Michael Flood."
Focus Groups
Guide at the Market Navigation Center: "This is an advanced guide to the rationale behind focus groups and how to use them best. It will tell you how focus groups differ psychologically from individual interviews, and how to take advantage of these differences. It will also help you understand the different uses of focus groups and the uses to avoid."
Stuart Birks
Last updated, 29 March 2004