Why Delay Kindergarten Entry? A Qualitative Study of Mothers' Decisions

Autor/inn/en	Noel, Andrea M.; Newman, Joan
Titel	Why Delay Kindergarten Entry? A Qualitative Study of Mothers' Decisions
Quelle	In: Early Education and Development, 14 (2003) 4, S.479-498 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-9289
DOI	10.1207/s15566935eed1404_6
Schlagwörter	Kindergarten; Mothers; Decision Making; School Entrance Age; Child Development; School Readiness; Interviews + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Einschulungsalter; Kindesentwicklung; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	This descriptive qualitative study offers insight into how mothers decide to delay kindergarten entry. Analyses of interviews reveal that the fifteen mothers in this study could be classified into two groups. One group based the decision on variables associated with their children, usually something problematic. Mothers in the second based the decision on their personal philosophies of schooling and child development. These mothers reported no specific concerns about their children's characteristics or experiences. Thus, two very different groups of mothers were found. The groupings will be of interest to researchers as they reveal that not all mothers are reacting to their child's characteristics, when they form the decision to delay kindergarten entry. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10