SECTION 1: Father Involvement: General Perspectives .- 1. Fathers and Early Literacy; Glen Palm .- 2. Caring Fathers: Empowering Children to be Loving Human Beings; Kevin J. Swick .- SECTION 2: Contexts within the United States .- 3. Mexican American Father-Child Literacy Interactions; Olivia N. Saracho .- 4. Father Involvement, African Americans and Reducing the Achievement Gap; William H. Jeynes .- 5. Gay Fathers’ Involvement in Their Young Children’s Lives; Dana Berkowitz and Katherine A. Kuvalanka .- 6. Incarcerated Fathers: Implications for Father Involvement; Mike Roettger and Raymond R. Swisher .- 7. Involvement of Homeless Fathers: Challenges and Possibilities; Jyotsna Pattnaik and Christie Medeiros .- 8. Fathers of Young Children with Disabilities: Experiences, Involvement and Needs; Hedda Meadan , Howard P. Parette, Jr. and Sharon Doubet .- 9. Honoring Women Who must Raise Their Children Alone; Beatrice S. Fennimore .- Section 3: International Contexts .- 10. Father-child Involvement in English-Speaking Caribbean Countries: Links to Childhood Development; Jaipaul L Roopnarine .- 11. Indigenous Fathers in Canada: Multigenerational Challenges; J essica Ball .- 12. Father Involvement: New Zealand; Paul Callister and Lindy Fursman .- 13. Male Involvement in Children’s Lives: Roles and Relevance to Academic and Non-Academic Outcomes in the Australian Context; Andrew J. Martin .- 14. Father Involvement in Young Children’s Care and Education in Southern Africa; Jeremiah Chikovore, Tawanda Makusha and Linda Richter .- 15. Fathering in India: Understanding Challenges and Opportunities; Rajalakshmi Sriram and Prachee Navalkar .- 16. Fathers’ Role in Chinese Children’s Education; Zhonghe Wu, Song An and Shuhua An .- 17. The Father Image in Japan –Traditional Roles andEmerging Realities in Conflict; Michelle Henault Morrone and Yumi Matsuyama .- 18. Father Involvement in Taiwan: A Progressive Perspective; Hsiu-Zu Ho, Chu-Ting Ko, Connie N. Tran, Jessica M. Phillips and Wei-Wen Chen .- Index.