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Autor/in | Shivers, Eva Marie |
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Titel | A Closer Look at Kith and Kin Care: Exploring Variability of Quality within Family, Friend and Neighbor Care |
Quelle | In: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 27 (2006) 5, S.411-426 (16 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0193-3973 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.appdev.2006.06.007 |
Schlagwörter | Child Care; Child Caregivers; Low Income Groups; Family (Sociological Unit); Cultural Differences; Caregiver Child Relationship; Ethnicity; Professional Development; Discovery Learning; African American Family; Hispanic Americans; Educational Experience; Interaction Process Analysis |
Abstract | This exploratory study focused on the interactional dimensions of kith and kin care, and involved childcare providers living in low-income urban communities in Los Angeles (80% African American; 20% Latina). The focus of the present study was to examine: 1) The range and variability of each index of quality--providers' professional development background, provider-child engagement, provider sensitivity and environmental quality; 2) ethnic differences for each of these constructs; and 3) whether these various dimensions of quality were interrelated. Results indicated that there are distinct patterns of provider-child engagement practices, and providers' professional education experiences were related to those practices. Provider-child relationship quality was associated with providers' ethnicity and professional background. Environmental quality was also associated with professional education and provider sensitivity. Findings from this study add to a growing base of evidence that it is important to examine the variability in the quality of care by informal kith and kin childcare providers. (Author). |
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Update | 2017/4/10 |