Is Fathers' Involvement in Young Children's Development and Learning in the Early Years Important? Experiences from the Caregivers in Tanzania

Autor/inn/en	Basil, Pambas Tandika; Ndijuye, Laurent Gabriel
Titel	Is Fathers' Involvement in Young Children's Development and Learning in the Early Years Important? Experiences from the Caregivers in Tanzania
Quelle	In: Global Education Review, 6 (2019) 1, S.63-74 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2325-663X
Schlagwörter	Fathers; Parenting Styles; Young Children; Child Rearing; Child Development; Foreign Countries; Parent Attitudes; Parent Background; Educational Attainment; Parent Responsibility; Parents as Teachers; School Uniforms; Instructional Materials; Time Factors (Learning); Tanzania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Frühe Kindheit; Kindererziehung; Kindesentwicklung; Ausland; Elternverhalten; Elternhaus; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; School uniform; Schulkleidung; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Tansania
Abstract	There has been an increased interest among researchers and policy makers on fathers' involvement and its implications for children's wellbeing and learning. Existing empirical evidences from developed countries have documented fathers' essential role that it successfully improves children's development and learning. However, there is dearth of evidence from developing countries especially from Sub-Sahara African contexts. This study was designed to establish Tanzanian experiences particularly Kimamba village in Kilosa District-on fathers' involvement in children's development and schooling dimensions. Descriptive exploratory study design guided collection and analysis of data of the rural context. A total of 23 fathers were recruited for focus group interviews. The analysis of data revealed that fathers had good understanding of their roles and involvement in child-rearing and learning for mastering social and economic welfare of their children, families and the larger population. Fathers indicate that their involvement has significant contribution to children's development across schooling periods and later in life. Their responses range from preparing home environment and crafting home-based timetable for the child to adhere to when at home and during after-school hours. The study concludes that, in a context with limited educational resources, parenting education is important for both fathers and mothers. This may ultimately lead to closer parental involvement and collaboration in child-rearing and caring. It therefore recommended that Social Welfare Officers in collaboration with District Education Officers and teachers should organise and run sensitization programmes to improve fathers' involvement in children's development and learning. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01