Parental Involvement in Early Childhood Education and Care: Exploring Parents' Perspectives in Rural China

Autor/inn/en	Li, Yan; Devlieghere, Jochen; Li, Jiacheng; Vandenbroeck, Michel
Titel	Parental Involvement in Early Childhood Education and Care: Exploring Parents' Perspectives in Rural China
Quelle	In: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 31 (2023) 3, S.343-358 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Vandenbroeck, Michel)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1350-293X
DOI	10.1080/1350293X.2022.2098995
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Parent Participation; Early Childhood Education; Rural Areas; Preschool Education; Parent Teacher Cooperation; Parent Attitudes; Child Development; Social Capital; Family Environment; Play; Teacher Role; Networks; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Elternmitwirkung; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Parent teacher relation; Parent-teacher cooperation; Parent-teacher relation; Parent-teacher relationship; Parent teacher relationship; Eltern-Lehrer-Beziehung; Elternverhalten; Kindesentwicklung; Sozialkapital; Familienmilieu; Spiel; Lehrerrolle
Abstract	Over the past few decades, scholars have paid attention to how PI (parental involvement) impacts children's performance at school. Hence, PI is often reduced to school-centric involvement. Moreover, several studies have shown social class differences in PI, but relatively little attention has been paid to social class differences in culturally diverse contexts. In this article, we contribute to this discussion by reflecting upon how parents conceptualize preschool and their involvement and exploring class differences in the culturally diverse context of rural China. Drawing on data from eight focus group interviews, this article explores rural parents' perceptions of the relationships with teachers, hereby asking what is good for their children and the utilization of guanxi (a specific form of social capital). The findings indicate parents are anxious about their child's education, particularly their early learning. Furthermore, parents want to build good relations with teachers, and they emphasize tinghua (children to be unconditionally respectful, compliant, and obedient) and the strategic use of guanxi for their child's education. We conclude with a discussion of the findings and reflection on the inequality in rural China. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01