! Handbook of Diversity in Parent Education http://avaxho.me/blogs/ChrisRedfield This Page Intentionally Left Blank Handbook of Diversity in Parent Education The Changing Faces of Parenting and Parent Education Edited by Marvin J. Fine Department of Psychology and Research in Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas 66045 Steven W. Lee Department of Psychology and Research in Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas 66045 ACADEMIC PRESS An Imprint of Elsevier San Diego San Francisco New York Boston London Sydney Tokyo Cover photo credit: Images 9 2000 PhotoDisk, Inc. This book is printed on acid-free paper. ( ~ Copyright (43 2001 by ACADEMIC PRESS All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier's Science and Technology Rights Department in Oxford, UK. Phone: (44) 1865 843830, Fax: (44) 1865 853333, e-mail:
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