The Impact of Foreign Housemaids on the Children of Working Mothers: A Case Study from Jordan

Autor/in	Jabbar, Sinaria Kamil Abdel
Titel	The Impact of Foreign Housemaids on the Children of Working Mothers: A Case Study from Jordan
Quelle	In: Education, 135 (2014) 1, S.59-68 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1172
Schlagwörter	Case Studies; Foreign Countries; Mothers; Employed Women; Employed Parents; Child Care; Caregivers; Immigrants; Young Children; Language Skills; Language Acquisition; Well Being; Mental Health; Speech Impairments; Child Rearing; Interviews; Teacher Attitudes; Elementary School Teachers; Jordan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Ausland; Mother; Mutter; 'Female employment; Women''s employment'; Frauenbeschäftigung; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Frühe Kindheit; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Psychohygiene; Speech impairment; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Language handicps; Language impairments; Sprachbehinderung; Kindererziehung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Lehrerverhalten; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende
Abstract	The role of grandparents and other close relatives in caring for the children of working mothers has been diminishing in modern societies everywhere including Jordan. Concurrently, the dependence on housemaids to care for the children of working mothers has been on the rise. The impact of housemaids on young Jordanian children (4-5 years old) was investigated, with respect to both their language capability and psychological well-being. The findings indicate prevalent speech problems which can be attributed to the housemaids. Likewise, psychological problems were identified among the children, for some of whom the role of their mothers and that of their maids were not distinguishable. This paper calls for careful selection of maids, precise definition of their duties and close monitoring of their interaction with the children. Above all, it urges the mothers not to delegate certain child-caring tasks to their maids. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10