How Do Children Learn Mathematics? Chinese and Latina Immigrant Perspectives

Autor: Susan Sonnenschein, Cassandra Simons, Claudia Galindo, May F. Chung, Joy A. Thompson, Shari R. Metzger
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Parental Roles and Relationships in Immigrant Families ISBN: 9783319713977
Popis: This study investigated how Chinese and Latina mothers born outside the U.S. socialize their prekindergarten through first-grade children’s math development. Both groups of mothers emphasized the importance of children engaging in math activities and playing an active role in math learning. However, Chinese mothers’ approaches were guided by a detailed plan and set of expectations for their children’s progress. In contrast, Latina mothers stressed the importance of children’s learning and discussed activities that foster it but generally did not express a systematic approach to foster learning. Latino children engaged in math activities significantly more than Chinese children, but many children engaged in such activities only about once a week. Although analyses controlled for mothers’ education, because of the limited overlap in education between the groups, research should examine the extent to which these findings reflect SES differences.
Databáze: OpenAIRE