ERIC Number: EJ1365489
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1534-8431
EISSN: EISSN-1532-771X
Parental Perspectives on Education: Mexican and Mexican-American Farmworker Families with Young Children Enrolled in Migrant and Seasonal Head Start
Smith, Julia; Johnson, Deborah J.
Journal of Latinos and Education, v21 n4 p388-403 2022
Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) is a Head Start program which serves exclusively young children from the migrant farmworker community, the majority of whom are Mexican nationals and second-generation immigrants. From this early childhood context, little is known about parents' perspectives on education and the roles they take to engage in their children's education. For this inquiry, 14 in-depth interviews were conducted with migrant farmworker parents. Key findings highlight the importance of language identity and language loss in young children, cultural practices around child rearing and the roles of adults, and education for social mobility.
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Low Income Students, Social Services, Young Children, Migrant Workers, Mexican Americans, Mexicans, Parent Attitudes, Language Maintenance, Cultural Influences, Child Rearing, Social Mobility, Role of Education, Parent Role, Parent Participation, Values, Beliefs, Parent Teacher Cooperation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Michigan; Florida; Texas
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Head Start
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