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Direct linkMcClure, Elisabeth R.; Chentsova-Dutton, Yulia E.; Holochwost, Steven J.; Parrott, W. G.; Barr, Rachel – Child Development, 2018
Although many relatives use video chat to keep in touch with toddlers, key features of adult-toddler interaction like joint visual attention (JVA) may be compromised in this context. In this study, 25 families with a child between 6 and 24 months were observed using video chat at home with geographically separated grandparents. We define two types…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Child Development, Social Development
Ying, Yumjyi Ji – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2023
State schooling is currently transforming Tibetans' perceptions and everyday experiences in Western China. Based on interviews with rural Tibetan parents and grandparents, and using subjectification as an analytical concept, this paper argues that schooling, alongside socio-economic changes, powerfully shapes the subjectivities of Tibetan parents…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Family Attitudes, Rural Schools
Moran, Kaitlin K. – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
This qualitative research study explored the child care search and selection process from the perspectives of families living in low-income, urban neighbourhoods in the United States. Findings based on interviews with 40 mothers and grandmothers caring for African American preschool-age children showed that child care searches began with referrals…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Selection Criteria, Decision Making, Low Income Groups
Duff, Patricia A. – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2021
This commentary foregrounds factors and tensions involved in intergenerational language socialization in Chinese-speaking communities and homes. Of particular interest is the manner in which younger generations in homes in which other Chinese dialects ("fangyans") are spoken almost invariably seem to be shifting to Mandarin, and some of…
Descriptors: Mandarin Chinese, Informal Education, Dialects, Social Integration
Download full textHugo, Anna J.; Masalesa, Metse J. – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2021
Background: In this article, an analysis is done of the out of school factors of Foundation Phase learners that could influence the proper development of these learners' language abilities. Specific reference is made to the home environment of Foundation Phase learners in rural Mpumalanga. Aim: This article aims to draw attention to the fact that…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Language Acquisition, Language Skills, Skill Development
Zhan, Ying – First Language, 2021
This study examines the role of agency in a young trilingual child's language choice in interaction with her Mandarin-speaking grandparents. The child was born in Japan to a Chinese mother and a Japanese father. English is used as a lingua franca in the family. The study demonstrates how the child asserts her agency to negotiate the decisions and…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Personal Autonomy, Multilingualism, Language Usage
Soares Marques dos Anjos, Jussara; Gomes, Lucy; Cachioni, Meire; Salmazo da Silva, Henrique – Educational Gerontology, 2022
The aim of this study was to document the impacts of an environmental education program with adolescents and older adults on attitudes about old age, and to investigate possible associations of these attitudes with age group, economic class, residing with grandparents, and grandparents' contribution to parenting. We investigated adolescents…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Older Adults, Student Attitudes, Correlation
Strom, Robert D.; Strom, Paris S. – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2018
What should grandparents be expected to learn in longevity societies experiencing rapid social transformation? Grounded theory was initially applied to identify assumptions, goals and curriculum. The Grandparent Strengths and Needs Inventory was developed to record the observations of grandparent attitudes and behaviours as seen by grandparents,…
Descriptors: Grandparents, Adult Learning, Social Change, Grounded Theory
Lin, Wen-Hsu; Yi, Chin-Chun – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2019
This study examined changes in subjective well-being (SWB) during early adolescence (seventh grade-ninth grade). We treated SWB as a latent variable, which was measured by life satisfaction, negative emotions, and positive emotions, and employed a growth curve model-to-model change. Aspects of family structure (e.g., parental marital status and…
Descriptors: Well Being, Family Structure, Junior High School Students, Foreign Countries
Xie, Hui; Caldwell, Linda L.; Loy, Steven – Health Education Journal, 2020
Background: Latino grandparents are often involved in the care and rearing of grandchildren and may help parents in promoting children's leisure time physical activity (LTPA). However, potential disagreements between grandparents and parents may undermine their collaboration and subsequently their support for children's LTPA. Aim: The purpose of…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Grandparents, Child Rearing, Leisure Time
Aldaco-Arias, Susana Maria; Silas-Casillas, Juan Carlos – International Review of Education, 2021
This article showcases "Compuabuelitos," a Mexican project where teenagers taught their own grandparent (or another elderly person they already knew) basic cell phone technology skills. The Spanish project name conflates "computer" and "abuelitos" [the affectionate term for grandparents], which is difficult to…
Descriptors: Grandparents, Parent Child Relationship, Mexicans, Program Descriptions
Quinn, Emily D.; Kaiser, Ann P.; Ledford, Jennifer – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: This study investigated the effects of enhanced milieu teaching (EMT) on caregiver implementation of language support strategies and child communication skills using a hybrid telepractice service delivery model. Method: Four caregivers and children with language delays aged 18-27 months participated in a multiple baseline across behaviors…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Communication Skills, Language Impairments, Developmental Delays
Prins, Esther; Stickel, Tabitha; Kaiper-Marquez, Anna – Journal of Prison Education and Reentry, 2020
In response to rising parental incarceration, some correctional facilities and outside organizations offer family literacy programs for parents in prison. However, research on these correctional education initiatives is scant. This paper uses qualitative data to analyze how 11 fathers in a rural Pennsylvania prison were involved in their…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Fathers, Rural Areas
Yan, Weili; Siegert, Richard J.; Zhou, Hao; Zou, Xiaobing; Wu, Lijie; Luo, Xuerong; Li, Tingyu; Huang, Yi; Guan, Hongyan; Chen, Xiang; Mao, Meng; Xia, Kun; Zhang, Lan; Li, Erzhen; Li, Chunpei; Zhang, Xudong; Zhou, Yuanfeng; Shih, Andy; Fombonne, Eric; Zheng, Yi; Han, Jisheng; Sun, Zhongsheng; Jiang, Yong-hui; Wang, Yi – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
The recent adaptation of a Chinese parent version of the Autism Spectrum Rating Scale showed the Modified Chinese Autism Spectrum Rating Scale to be reliable and valid for use in China. The aim of this study was to test the Modified Chinese Autism Spectrum Rating Scale for fit to the Rasch model. We analysed data from a previous study of the…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Parent Attitudes, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Strom, Robert D.; Strom, Paris S. – Educational Gerontology, 2017
People are living longer so expectations of grandparents should be redefined. Learning for them should focus on fulfilling family and community roles to retain a sense of purpose. Grandparent education requires a willingness to learn from the observations of younger family members. The intergenerational perceptions of American grandparents were…
Descriptors: Grandparents, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Cultural Differences
