Getting Parents Involved in Children's Play: Qatari Parents' Perceptions of and Engagement with Their Children's Play

Autor/in	Ihmeideh, Fathi
Titel	Getting Parents Involved in Children's Play: Qatari Parents' Perceptions of and Engagement with Their Children's Play
Quelle	In: Education 3-13, 47 (2019) 1, S.47-63 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ihmeideh, Fathi)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4279
DOI	10.1080/03004279.2017.1399152
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Play; Parent Child Relationship; Parent Attitudes; Young Children; Child Development; Parent Participation; Social Influences; Demography; Early Childhood Education; Grade 1; Parent Background; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Educational Attainment; Family Income; Family Structure; Qatar + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Spiel; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Elternverhalten; Frühe Kindheit; Kindesentwicklung; Elternmitwirkung; Sozialer Einfluss; Demografie; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; Elternhaus; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Familieneinkommen; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Katar
Abstract	The study investigates parents' perceptions of and engagement with their children's play in the context of Qatar. Quantitative data were collected using a questionnaire that was administered to parents of children aged 4-7 years old in Doha. A total sample of 240 parents responded to the questionnaire. Findings indicated that Qatari parents valued the importance of play to their children's development and learning. In addition, parents showed a moderate level of engagement with their children's play. The findings also indicated that physical play was the most common type of play in which parents are engaged with their children, followed by discovery play. Moreover, significant correlations were found between parents' perceptions of children's play and their engagement with all play types. In addition, significant differences were observed in parents' perceptions of and engagement with children's play based on parents' socio-demographic variables. These findings highlight the importance of extending children's play in all children's educational levels, and getting parents involved in children's play activities. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01