Similarity of Mothers' and Preschool Teachers' Evaluations of Socialization Goals in a Cross-Cultural Perspective

This study examines the similarity of socialization goals of a group of mothers with different cultural backgrounds and their children's respective preschool teachers in Germany. Additionally, the researchers were interested in the relationship between the degree of mother-teacher similarity an...

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Published in:Journal of research in childhood education 2014-07, Vol.28 (3), p.377-393
Main Authors: Döge, Paula, Keller, Heidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child Care
Correlation
Cross Cultural Studies
Cultural Differences
Early Childhood Teachers
Foreign Countries
FSU immigrants
Germany
Immigrants
Individual Characteristics
maternal satisfaction
Migrants
Mothers
Multicultural education
Noncitizens
Parent Attitudes
parent-child caregiver relationships
Preschool Teachers
Questionnaires
Satisfaction
Scores
Social aspects
Socialization
socialization goals
Statistical Analysis
Structured Interviews
Surveys
Teacher Attitudes
Teachers
Turkey
Turkish immigrants
USSR
Young Children
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Summary:This study examines the similarity of socialization goals of a group of mothers with different cultural backgrounds and their children's respective preschool teachers in Germany. Additionally, the researchers were interested in the relationship between the degree of mother-teacher similarity and maternal satisfaction with child care. Questionnaire data of nonmigrant (n = 464), Turkish migrant (n = 83), and Former Soviet Union (FSU) migrant (n = 112) mothers and their respective preschool teachers (n = 244) were analyzed. Significant cross-cultural differences between mothers and teachers were evident in the lower correlation of socialization goal evaluations between migrant mothers and teachers, and higher absolute difference scores for migrant mothers. However, maternal satisfaction with institutional child care was not related to similarity of socialization goals and was generally high across all groups. Results point to the importance of cross-cultural differences in child-rearing ideas in terms of the interaction between parents and child care professionals.
ISSN:0256-8543
2150-2641
DOI:10.1080/02568543.2014.913279