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Influencing Ways that Parents Raise Children
March 20, 2007
Paul Tough reporter, writer
John Diamond assistant professor, education, HGSE
Richard Weissbourd lecturer, education, HGSE
Ronald Ferguson faculty director, Achievement Gap Initiative, Harvard

Paul Tough addresses the role of parenting in the achievement gap; whether parenting can change; who can help; and the nature of efforts to influence parenting practices. His talk draws on "What it Takes to Make a Student", an article he wrote for The New York Times Magazine, and from a book he is writing on the Harlem Children's Zone.

Culture & Identity | Education
Achievement Gap | Children's Health | Education Reform | Family Issues | Primary Education
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Harvard Graduate School of Education
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