Cultural Capital and Home-School Connections in Early Childhood

Autor/inn/en	Miller, Kyle; Hilgendorf, Amy; Dilworth-Bart, Janean
Titel	Cultural Capital and Home-School Connections in Early Childhood
Quelle	In: Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 15 (2014) 4, S.329-345 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1463-9491
DOI	10.2304/ciec.2014.15.4.329
Schlagwörter	Cultural Capital; Family School Relationship; Guidelines; Qualitative Research; Mothers; Mother Attitudes; Preschool Children; Preschool Education; Semi Structured Interviews; Advocacy; Kindergarten; Preschool Teachers; Educational Sociology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Richtlinien; Qualitative Forschung; Mother; Mutter; Mutterliebe; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Sozialanwaltschaft; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Bildungssoziologie; Erziehungssoziologie
Abstract	This qualitative study was an exploration of mothers' perspectives on home-school connections to better understand the variable ways families engage with schools in early childhood. The study was conducted in the USA, and included 47 mothers with preschool-aged children who participated in semi-structured interviews concerning their children's school preparation. Using a sociological framework and thematic analysis of interviews, the authors identified four themes of home-school connections: the backpack connection, school as a resource, ongoing dialogue with teachers, and a space to advocate. Study findings suggest that practices and attitudes related to home-school connections begin prior to entering kindergarten and may be influenced by a family's forms of cultural capital and habitus. This study offers an alternative viewpoint to the traditional home-school discourse by exploring the family perspective rather than the school perspective. Implications are offered for early childhood educators and family outreach personnel to help support school connectedness in early childhood and beyond. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10