How often do you play with your child? The influence of parents’ cultural capital on the frequency of familial activities from age three to six.
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| Title: | How often do you play with your child? The influence of parents’ cultural capital on the frequency of familial activities from age three to six. |
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| Authors: | Becker, Birgit1 (AUTHOR) bi.becker@em.uni-frankfurt.de |
| Source: | European Early Childhood Education Research Journal. Feb2014, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p4-13. 10p. 1 Diagram, 3 Charts, 2 Graphs. |
| Subject Terms: | *Parent-child relationships, *Home environment, *Play, *Education, *Parent participation in preschool education, *Parents, *Preschool education, *Preschool children, *Adults, Cultural capital, Parent-child communication, Social history |
| Geographic Terms: | Germany |
| Abstract (English): | Many studies have demonstrated a positive association between familial activities (e.g. reading to the child) and children's development in different domains. It is also well-known that social and ethnic differences exist regarding the frequencies of such activities. However, the mechanism behind these differences is less clear. This article analyses the role of parents' cultural capital as a mediating factor between families' social and ethnic background and the frequency of stimulating familial activities in early childhood. Using the data from the German longitudinal study ‘Preschool Education and Educational Careers among Migrant Children’, it is shown that parents' cultural capital completely mediates the effect of mother's education and part of the ethnic origin effect. Additional longitudinal analyses reveal that the influence of parents' cultural capital changes over time and is most pronounced at the earliest measurement. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
| Abstract (Spanish): | Muchos estudios determinaban una relación positiva entre actividades familiares (p.ej. leer al niño) y el desarrollo de los niños en áreas diferentes. También es bien sabido (concocido) que diferencias sociales y étnicas existen con referencia a la frecuencia de tales actividades. Sin embargo, el mecanismo detrás de estas diferencias es menos claro. Este texto (papel) analiza la importancia del capital cultural paternal como un factor mediador entre el origen familiar social y étnico y la frecuencia de actividades familiares estimulantes durante la infancia temprana. Usando los datos del proyecto alemán longitudinal ‘Educación Preescolar y Carreras Educativas entre Niños Inmigrantes’, es demostrado que el capital cultural paternal media el efecto de la educación materna completamente y el efecto del origen étnico en parte. Análisis longitudinales adicionales revelan que la influencia del capital cultural paternal cambia con el transcurso del tiempo y es más pronunciado en la medición primera. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
| Abstract (French): | De nombreuses études établissent un rapport positif entre les activités en famille (lire à l'enfant par exemple) et le développement des enfants dans divers domaines. Il est également bien connu qu'il existe des différences sociales et ethniques, en ce qui concerne la fréquence de telles activités. Le mécanisme qui se cache derrière ces différences est néanmoins moins clair. Cet article analyse le rôle du capital culturel parental comme facteur de médiation entre contextes sociaux et ethniques des familles et la fréquence d'activités familiales stimulantes dans la petite enfance. A l'aide des données de l’étude longitudinale allemande ‘Education préscolaire et cursus scolaire chez les enfants migrants’, nous montrons que le capital culturel des parents reflète parfaitement les effets de l’éducation de la mère et partiellement ceux dus aux origines ethniques. Des analyses longitudinales complémentaires révèlent que l'influence du capital culturel évolue dans le temps et est plus prononcée lors des premières prises de mesure. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
| Abstract (German): | Viele Studien haben einen positiven Zusammenhang zwischen familiären Aktivitäten (z.B. dem Kind vorlesen) und der Entwicklung der Kinder in verschiedenen Bereichen nachgewiesen. Es ist auch bekannt, dass in Bezug auf die Häufigkeit solcher Aktivitäten soziale und ethnische Unterschiede existieren. Jedoch ist der Mechanismus hinter diesen Unterschieden weniger klar. Dieser Beitrag analysiert die Rolle des elterlichen kulturellen Kapitals als einem vermittelnden Faktor zwischen dem sozialen und ethnischen Familienhintergrund und der Häufigkeit stimulierender familiärer Aktivitäten in der frühen Kindheit. Mit den Daten aus dem deutschen Längsschnittprojekt ‘Vorschulische Bildung und Bildungskarrieren von Migrantenkindern’ wird gezeigt, dass das kulturelle Kapital der Eltern den Effekt der Bildung der Mutter komplett vermittelt und den Effekt der ethnischen Herkunft teilweise. Zusätzliche Längsschnittanalysen ergeben, dass der Einfluss des kulturellen Kapitals sich über die Zeit verändert und zum ersten Messzeitpunkt am stärksten ausgeprägt ist. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
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| Abstract: | Many studies have demonstrated a positive association between familial activities (e.g. reading to the child) and children's development in different domains. It is also well-known that social and ethnic differences exist regarding the frequencies of such activities. However, the mechanism behind these differences is less clear. This article analyses the role of parents' cultural capital as a mediating factor between families' social and ethnic background and the frequency of stimulating familial activities in early childhood. Using the data from the German longitudinal study ‘Preschool Education and Educational Careers among Migrant Children’, it is shown that parents' cultural capital completely mediates the effect of mother's education and part of the ethnic origin effect. Additional longitudinal analyses reveal that the influence of parents' cultural capital changes over time and is most pronounced at the earliest measurement. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
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| ISSN: | 1350293X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/1350293X.2013.865355 |
