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The effects of a parent education program on knowledge, atti tudes, and overt behavior of parents and self-concepts of their children were studied. Three randomized groups of fourth grade children and their respective parents comprised the experimental, placebo, and control groups. After the parents in the experimental group received parent education, several types of data were ob tained. Analyses of variance revealed that the experimental par ents manifested significantly greater knowledge, but they showed no significant difference in overt behavior. The children in the experimental group were significantly different from the other groups in perceiving themselves as doing well in school, being happy, and being satisfied with themselves as they are. It is sug gested that this particular parent education program is associated with changing the behavior of parents and their children.

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Some Effects of Parent Education On Parents and Their Children

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