ERIC Number: EJ1130996
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 30
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ISSN: ISSN-1047-4412
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Madres Para Niños: Engaging Latina Mothers as Consultees to Promote Their Children's Early Elementary School Achievement
Knotek, Steven E.; Sánchez, Marta
Journal of Educational & Psychological Consultation, v27 n1 p96-125 2017
The Madres para Niños (MpN) program uses consultee-centered consultation as a vehicle to help immigrant Latino parents focus and reframe their preexisting child advocacy skills toward their children's successful transition into elementary school in a new geographic and cultural context. This article describes the Latina mother's experience as consultee during the MpN ten-week group consultatations.
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Mothers, Program Descriptions, Advocacy, Consultation Programs, Elementary School Students, Cultural Context, Immigrants, Constructivism (Learning), Ethnography, Social Justice, Ethics, Language Teachers, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Qualitative Research, Guidelines, Cultural Awareness, Intervention, Self Concept, Parent Attitudes, Parenting Styles, Gender Differences, Participant Observation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: North Carolina
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