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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
Language: English
Authors: Becker, Birgit
Source: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal. 2014 22(1):4-13.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 10
Publication Date: 2014
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Preschool Education
Descriptors: Cultural Capital, Social Influences, Parent Child Relationship, Preschool Children, Incidence, Child Development, Play, Family Environment, Data Analysis, Ethnicity, Cultural Differences, Parent Background, Mothers, Foreign Countries
Geographic Terms: Germany, Turkey
DOI: 10.1080/1350293X.2013.865355
ISSN: 1350-293X
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.
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 24
Entry Date: 2014
Accession Number: EJ1029352
Database: ERIC
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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.
ISSN:1350-293X
DOI:10.1080/1350293X.2013.865355