Effects of parent education on knowledge and attitudes

Adolescence, Summer, 2004 by Mary Beth Mann, Peggy T. Pearl, Pamela D. Behle

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This study was funded in part by a grant and fellowship from Southwest Missouri State University. The authors thank the students and colleagues involved in collecting, transcribing, and coding the data, and the participants at the Parenting Life Skills Center.

Peggy T. Pearl, Early Childhood and Family Development, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri.

Pamela D. Behle, Jackson County Family Court, Kansas City, Missouri.

Requests for reprints should be sent to Mary Beth Mann, Child Development Center, Southwest Missouri State University, 901 South National Avenue, Springfield, Missouri 65804. E-mail: mem032f@smsu.edu