A recent article put out by the maxim institute called "Going further with fathers: can fathers make unique contributions to the lives of their children?"
A few things that I would like to talk about over the next few weeks, the report found that
* The weight of the evidence is that fathers can make unique, direct contributions to their childrens well being
* Being present is not enough for fathers to be able to make a contribution.
* Fathers mush have a close relationship with their children for unique father effects to be seen.
* The way that fathers contribute to their children may be best understood as a "unique additive contribution" meaning that fathers contributions seem to add to the "base" that mothers contributions provide.
* Some of the studies findings provide support for fathers having a role to play in preparing children for life outside the home.
-Scott
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Scott Is there anything from
Scott
Is there anything from this research that we did not already know?
We all had fathers. Most of us were brought up by a family that included a father. Most of us appreciated whatever contribution our father made - you will never find a mother and father who are absolutely identical in what they can offer.
As with their research on social justice, Maxim seem intent on advocacy research, not research per se. From memory that is what Bruce Logan said he was about.
You may also recall that Bruce Logan resigned from the Maxim role under a cloud because of accusations of plagiarism. Again this reinforces view that organisation is about advocacy, not research.
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