Laura Nathans
Biographic Data
| ID | 1062028 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura Nathans |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura |
| FAMILY NAME | Nathans |
| SIGNATURE | NATHANS L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Scranton |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5413-1012 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Development and Test of a Summer Family Involvement Questionnaire
This study reports the development and initial test of the first measure of summer family involvement-the Summer Family Involvement Questionnaire. Items for the questionnaire were developed to reflect each of Epstein's six types of parental involvement. Data were collected to test the usefulness of the questionnaire from 55 parents at a school-based summer enrichment program for students in the Northeast, U.S. The responses indicated that parents…
A scoping review: Group‐based parenting programs for racially and ethnically diverse parents of preschoolers
Development and Validation of the Family Involvement in Graduate School (Figs) Measure
This study involved development and validation of the Family Involvement in Graduate School measure, the first instrument to measure involvement of family in graduate students’ educational process. The measure was originally designed with six subscales. It was developed based on Hoover-Dempsey et al.’s model of parent involvement. Feedback on the measure was given by expert reviewers to refine the measure. The measure was validated with explorato…
Parental Warmth and Parent Involvement: Their Relationships to Academic Achievement and Behavior Problems in School and Related Gender Effects
Parent involvement and parental warmth have been extensively studied in the global literature. However, limited research has been conducted on parent involvement and parental warmth in India. This study examined parental warmth and parent involvement as predictors of academic achievement and behavior problems. Because behavior problems scores differed gender, gender differences om these relationships were explored. Study questions were framed in …
Differences in Pre-Service Teacher Attitude Change about Family Involvement across Four Universities
This study explored item-level change in pre-service teachers’ attitudes toward teacher- and parent-initiated parent involvement across four diverse universities. Pre-service teacher (N = 1658) attitudes toward parent involvement were measured before and after exposure to the online Parent Teacher Education Connection (PTEC) curriculum which provides information about Epstein’s six types of parent involvement. The four universities infused this c…
A holistic analysis of the effects on tangible domains of a multi-domain independent living program
This study explored the effectiveness of a multi-domain Independent Living Program (ILP) in providing services to older foster youth transitioning to adulthood in a largely white sample. The study involved analysis of 119 Independent Living (IL) plans of 97 current and former foster youth between the ages of 14 and 21. The plans focused on seven domains central to successful transition to adulthood. A checklist of goals for all seven domains of t…
Independent Living Coordinators’ Effects on Intangible Domains in an Independent Living Program
Purpose This study involved an evaluation of the role of the Independent Living Coordinator (ILC) in a. Email multi-domain Independent Living program (ILP). It focused on the intangible domains of health/mental health, support, and prevention. Method One hundred and nineteen ILP plans from 97 foster youth were coded to determine which goals were achieved for foster youth between the ages of 14 and 21. Quotations from case notes and IL plans were …
Factor Analysis of the Attitude Toward Parent Involvement Survey With Preservice Teachers
This study involved validating the structure of the Attitude Toward Parent Involvement Survey ( ATPIS). The survey was administered 1,729 times to preservice teachers along with Knowledge assessments at the beginning and end of a course on parent involvement. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted to validate the factors using more sophisticated statistical software. The analysis was conducted to validate the structure of the instrument and…
The Effects of the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters Program on Latino Parenting Using Propensity Score Analysis
Propensity score matching reduced selection bias in a comparison between families who received services from the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) program and families from a similar background who did not have access to HIPPY. HIPPY is a home visiting program aimed at preparing children for school who are at risk for school failure. A final sample, created by propensity score analysis, consisted of mostly Latino mother…
Home visitor readiness, job support, and job satisfaction across three home visitation programs: A Retrospective Analysis
Early Head Start start-up planning: Implications for staff support, job satisfaction, burnout, and turnover
This study examined the quality of start–up planning of two Early Head Start (EHS) agencies and its association with staff satisfaction, burnout, and turnover a year after program implementation. Respondents (N = 65) completed interviews and surveys at two time points. Data were analyzed in the context of the Head Start's EHS Organizational Readiness Chart. Both programs addressed salient aspects of organizational readiness, including establishme…
A Comparison of White and Hispanic Women's Stories of Adjustment to the Birth of a Child
As part of a larger project designed to inform prevention and treatment of postpartum depression and promote positive mother–child relationships in diverse families, this study describes personal stories of postnatal adjustment from 14 White and 9 Hispanic women recruited from prenatal care clinics. Qualitative interviews conducted in the mothers’ primary language (English or Spanish) were analyzed using a modified grounded theory content‐analysi…
Home visitor readiness, job support, and job satisfaction across three home visitation programs: A Retrospective Analysis
Parental Warmth and Parent Involvement: Their Relationships to Academic Achievement and Behavior Problems in School and Related Gender Effects
Parent involvement and parental warmth have been extensively studied in the global literature. However, limited research has been conducted on parent involvement and parental warmth in India. This study examined parental warmth and parent involvement as predictors of academic achievement and behavior problems. Because behavior problems scores differed gender, gender differences om these relationships were explored. Study questions were framed in …
A Comparison of White and Hispanic Women's Stories of Adjustment to the Birth of a Child
As part of a larger project designed to inform prevention and treatment of postpartum depression and promote positive mother–child relationships in diverse families, this study describes personal stories of postnatal adjustment from 14 White and 9 Hispanic women recruited from prenatal care clinics. Qualitative interviews conducted in the mothers’ primary language (English or Spanish) were analyzed using a modified grounded theory content‐analysi…
Development and Test of a Summer Family Involvement Questionnaire
This study reports the development and initial test of the first measure of summer family involvement-the Summer Family Involvement Questionnaire. Items for the questionnaire were developed to reflect each of Epstein's six types of parental involvement. Data were collected to test the usefulness of the questionnaire from 55 parents at a school-based summer enrichment program for students in the Northeast, U.S. The responses indicated that parents…
The Effects of the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters Program on Latino Parenting Using Propensity Score Analysis
Propensity score matching reduced selection bias in a comparison between families who received services from the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) program and families from a similar background who did not have access to HIPPY. HIPPY is a home visiting program aimed at preparing children for school who are at risk for school failure. A final sample, created by propensity score analysis, consisted of mostly Latino mother…
A Comparison of White and Hispanic Women's Stories of Adjustment to the Birth of a Child
As part of a larger project designed to inform prevention and treatment of postpartum depression and promote positive mother–child relationships in diverse families, this study describes personal stories of postnatal adjustment from 14 White and 9 Hispanic women recruited from prenatal care clinics. Qualitative interviews conducted in the mothers’ primary language (English or Spanish) were analyzed using a modified grounded theory content‐analysi…
Early Head Start start-up planning: Implications for staff support, job satisfaction, burnout, and turnover
This study examined the quality of start–up planning of two Early Head Start (EHS) agencies and its association with staff satisfaction, burnout, and turnover a year after program implementation. Respondents (N = 65) completed interviews and surveys at two time points. Data were analyzed in the context of the Head Start's EHS Organizational Readiness Chart. Both programs addressed salient aspects of organizational readiness, including establishme…
Home visitor readiness, job support, and job satisfaction across three home visitation programs: A Retrospective Analysis
The Effects of the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters Program on Latino Parenting Using Propensity Score Analysis
Propensity score matching reduced selection bias in a comparison between families who received services from the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) program and families from a similar background who did not have access to HIPPY. HIPPY is a home visiting program aimed at preparing children for school who are at risk for school failure. A final sample, created by propensity score analysis, consisted of mostly Latino mother…
Factor Analysis of the Attitude Toward Parent Involvement Survey With Preservice Teachers
This study involved validating the structure of the Attitude Toward Parent Involvement Survey ( ATPIS). The survey was administered 1,729 times to preservice teachers along with Knowledge assessments at the beginning and end of a course on parent involvement. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted to validate the factors using more sophisticated statistical software. The analysis was conducted to validate the structure of the instrument and…
Parental Warmth and Parent Involvement: Their Relationships to Academic Achievement and Behavior Problems in School and Related Gender Effects
Parent involvement and parental warmth have been extensively studied in the global literature. However, limited research has been conducted on parent involvement and parental warmth in India. This study examined parental warmth and parent involvement as predictors of academic achievement and behavior problems. Because behavior problems scores differed gender, gender differences om these relationships were explored. Study questions were framed in …
Differences in Pre-Service Teacher Attitude Change about Family Involvement across Four Universities
This study explored item-level change in pre-service teachers’ attitudes toward teacher- and parent-initiated parent involvement across four diverse universities. Pre-service teacher (N = 1658) attitudes toward parent involvement were measured before and after exposure to the online Parent Teacher Education Connection (PTEC) curriculum which provides information about Epstein’s six types of parent involvement. The four universities infused this c…
A holistic analysis of the effects on tangible domains of a multi-domain independent living program
This study explored the effectiveness of a multi-domain Independent Living Program (ILP) in providing services to older foster youth transitioning to adulthood in a largely white sample. The study involved analysis of 119 Independent Living (IL) plans of 97 current and former foster youth between the ages of 14 and 21. The plans focused on seven domains central to successful transition to adulthood. A checklist of goals for all seven domains of t…
Independent Living Coordinators’ Effects on Intangible Domains in an Independent Living Program
Purpose This study involved an evaluation of the role of the Independent Living Coordinator (ILC) in a. Email multi-domain Independent Living program (ILP). It focused on the intangible domains of health/mental health, support, and prevention. Method One hundred and nineteen ILP plans from 97 foster youth were coded to determine which goals were achieved for foster youth between the ages of 14 and 21. Quotations from case notes and IL plans were …
A scoping review: Group‐based parenting programs for racially and ethnically diverse parents of preschoolers
Development and Validation of the Family Involvement in Graduate School (Figs) Measure
This study involved development and validation of the Family Involvement in Graduate School measure, the first instrument to measure involvement of family in graduate students’ educational process. The measure was originally designed with six subscales. It was developed based on Hoover-Dempsey et al.’s model of parent involvement. Feedback on the measure was given by expert reviewers to refine the measure. The measure was validated with explorato…
Development and Test of a Summer Family Involvement Questionnaire
This study reports the development and initial test of the first measure of summer family involvement-the Summer Family Involvement Questionnaire. Items for the questionnaire were developed to reflect each of Epstein's six types of parental involvement. Data were collected to test the usefulness of the questionnaire from 55 parents at a school-based summer enrichment program for students in the Northeast, U.S. The responses indicated that parents…
Psychology (12 works) · Developmental psychology (8 works) · Parental Involvement in Education (7 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (3 works) · Medical education (3 works)