If anyone is interested in reviewing papers in this area, please let me know. I appreciate it. Contributions of Family Processes to Child and Adolescent Development Family Relations will be publishing a special collection of papers focusing on family processes that are associated with child and adolescent developmental outcomes. The articles will build on a growing body of literature that illustrates the contribution of parenting behaviors, parenting styles, and family processes to child and adolescent developmental outcomes. Articles that report empirical tests of theory are welcome, as are those that summarize and integrate a range of empirical findings and theoretical perspectives.
Papers addressing any public policy or legal issue related to families and children are welcome.
Especially encouraged are quantitative analyses or comparisons of past current federal policies to the policies of past federal administrations. Other relevant topics include, but are not limited to, state and local policies, the impact of federal legislation on state policy activities, family law, international family policy, the impact of government policies on rural families, corporate or workplace policies affecting families, literature reviews or research-based essays on the future of U.S. family policy, analyses of successful advocacy initiatives, and strategies for teaching public policy. The deadline for submitting papers is March 1, 1994. Instructions for authors are included in the January issue of Family Relations. There will be a special combined workshop on graduate and professional development on relationship issues in May 1994.