NCOFF

National Center on Fathers and Families

Briefs

Briefs provide summaries of literature reviews, research reports, and working papers published by NCOFF. In addition, the State Policy Briefs summarize the content of these meetings.

Core Learnings -- Briefs

Working Papers -- Briefs
  • 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

Additional Briefs
  • Brenner, E. (1998). Fathers in Prison: A Review of the Data, National Center on Fathers and Families.
    Brief -- PDF format

  • 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.
    Download Brief in PDF format.

  • 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.
    Download Brief in PDF format.

  • 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.
    Brief -- PDF format.

  • 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.
    Brief -- PDF format.

  • 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.
    Brief -- PDF format.
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