In honor of Father's Day, the NCFMR is releasing the Fathers & Fathering in Contemporary Contexts 2012 research conference executive report and summary.
The conference featured sessions on a range of topics, including resident and nonresident fathers, co-parenting, father involvement and well-being, and diverse contexts providing much needed insights into fathers and the roles they play in families. The executive report summarizes the goals of the conference, describes key findings from the sessions, and outlines directions for future research. Key findings and implications taken from the conference are available in the summary.
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The National Center for Family & Marriage Research, established in 2007 by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provides scientific leadership, intellectual energy, and administrative assistance to support inter-disciplinary, policy-relevant research on U.S. families.
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