LEARNING in schools is problematic for children from a Western American Family (WAF). WAFs represent inconsistent and incongruous exposure of family members to choices appropriate for schooling, such as delayed gratification, suppression of “impulses,” respect for authority, role and status distinctions. Farber, Harvey, and Lewis (1967), with a team of researchers, reported evidence of links between WAF and learning when they analyzed families and their communities as well as other data from an experimental preschool program. Read More