ERIC Number: EJ978145
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Mar
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1836-9391
EISSN: N/A
Hands-On Parent Support in Positive Guidance: Early Childhood Professionals as Mentors
McFarland-Piazza, Laura; Saunders, Rachel
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, v37 n1 p65-73 Mar 2012
This study reports findings from a follow-up study involving mothers and early childhood professionals who completed participation in a 12-week, hands-on parent education program in the United States. In this program, mothers learned about positive guidance in a weekly seminar, and additionally practised implementing positive guidance in an early childhood classroom with the support of an early childhood professional. After the program ended, 10 mothers and six early childhood professionals completed an online survey about their experiences of, and perspectives on, the role of the early childhood professional as a support resource for parents in positive guidance. Responses were analysed using the constant comparative method. Themes of "guidance in action", "home and classroom environment" and "relationships" emerged from the data. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Mothers, Early Childhood Education, Parent Education, Young Children, Followup Studies, Guidance, Classroom Environment, Parent Participation, Active Learning, Seminars, Positive Reinforcement, Surveys, Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Role, Comparative Analysis, Family School Relationship, Teamwork, Empowerment
Early Childhood Australia. P.O. Box 7105, Watson, ACT 2602, Australia. Tel: +61-2-6242-1800; Fax: +61-2-6242-1818; e-mail: publishing@earlychildhood.org.au; Web site: http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education; Early Childhood Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A