Supporting Transnational Families

Autor/inn/en	Cho, Eun Kyeong; Chen, Dora W.; Shin, Sunghee
Titel	Supporting Transnational Families
Quelle	In: Young Children, 65 (2010) 4, S.30-37 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1538-6619
Schlagwörter	Early Childhood Education; Immigrants; English (Second Language); Family Involvement; Family Structure; Preschool Teachers; Teacher Role; Family Relationship; Political Issues; Social Influences; Economic Factors; Access to Education; At Risk Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Lehrerrolle; Politischer Faktor; Sozialer Einfluss; Ökonomischer Faktor; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang
Abstract	Soon the author will have a new child in her classroom. Jingsong, four years old, arrived here in the United States from China only two weeks ago. Jingsong's father does not speak fluent English, Jingsong does not speak any English, and his mother lives in China. The author will be this child's first teacher in his new country, and she does not know where to start. An increasing number of teachers encounter situations like this today. Gonzalez-Mena points out that "a program can't educate or care for the child without taking the family into consideration." Furthermore, according to a national parent survey, "parents who are single, separated, or divorced are more likely than others to identify input from professionals as a major influence on parenting." It is important for teachers to support families that do not live together, no matter what the reason. This article focuses on transnational families--those from another country, with some family members living in the United States while other family members remain in the homeland--and shares practical ideas for early childhood teachers. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10