Involved fathering and men’s attitudes towards work / family issues: The Fatherhood Institute

Involved fathering and men’s attitudes towards work / family issues

25 April 2005

Available for download here is a presentation by Professor Rob Palkowitz, Professor of Individual and Family Studies , University of Delaware, called "Involved fathering and men’s attitudes towards work / family issues".

The presentation was delivered at the Workplace forum at the "Working with Fathers 2005" national conference, held at the Institute of Education on Tuesday 5th April.

This Powerpoint file is downloadable below, under "related documents".

Involved fathering and men’s attitudes towards work/family issues

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