Voices of parents in poverty : what do low-income parents need to support their young children?

dc.contributor.advisorSuizzo, Marie-Anneen
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSchallert, Dianeen
dc.creatorMcManus, Molly Ellenen
dc.creator.orcid0000-0003-3222-0449en
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-02T17:37:35Zen
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-22T22:28:45Z
dc.date.available2015-11-02T17:37:35Zen
dc.date.available2018-01-22T22:28:45Z
dc.date.issued2015-08en
dc.date.submittedAugust 2015en
dc.date.updated2015-11-02T17:37:35Zen
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the needs of low-income parents in supporting the development, education, and well-being of their young children using a collective case study design informed by multivocal ethnography. Findings were obtained from a collective case study by analyzing qualitative interview data from fourteen participants including three mothers, three teachers, three administrators, two district leaders, and three policymakers. The overall findings suggest that preschool administrators were the most aligned in their understanding of low-income parents' needs as expressed by parents, whereas teachers, district leaders, and policymakers were much less aligned with parents' perceptions. Furthermore, the needs identified by low-income parents fell into the basic needs categories of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, whereas needs identified by individuals in positions of power fell into the growth needs category. Finally, individuals in positions of power all identified needs such as training, classes, or workshops that emphasized knowledge transfer from an expert to low-income parents.en
dc.description.departmentEducational Psychologyen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifierdoi:10.15781/T29P61en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/32126en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subjectParentsen
dc.subjectLow-incomeen
dc.subjectEarly childhooden
dc.subjectBarriersen
dc.subjectResourcesen
dc.subjectNeedsen
dc.subjectEducationen
dc.subjectMultivocal ethnographyen
dc.subjectCollective case studyen
dc.titleVoices of parents in poverty : what do low-income parents need to support their young children?en
dc.typeThesisen

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