Childcare teachers as mentors of parents: Exploration of mentoring practices, teacher competencies and structural supports

Author(s): Karuskina-Drivdale, Svetlana
Date Issued: 2006
Description: An exploration of how child care teachers could informally mentor low-income parents to foster parenting skills and knowledge of at-home learning activities, and provide emotional support and motivation for behavior changes, based on interviews with center-based, infant and preschool teachers in low-income communities in District of Columbia area
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Source: Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Topics: Parents & Families > Involvement In Child Care & Early Education > Parent-Provider

Child Care & Early Education Providers/Organizations > Provider Type/Setting > Center-Based Child Care & Early Education
Country: United States
States: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, VIRGINIA
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