Cross-cultural conflict and harmony in the social construction of the child

Parent‐teacher conferences between Latino immigrant parents and their children's elementary school teacher revealed cross‐cultural value conflict. Discourse analysis indicated that parents and the teacher often use different criteria to evaluate children's progress; that is, they have diff...

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Veröffentlicht in:	New directions for child and adolescent development 2000, Vol.2000 (87), p.93-108
Hauptverfasser:	Greenfield, Patricia Marks, Quiroz, Blanca, Raeff, Catherine
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Beliefs Child Child Development Collectivism Conflict (Psychology) Cross-Cultural Comparison Cultural Conflict Cultural Differences Cultural Influences Cultural Values Culture Discourse Analysis Elementary Education Elementary School Students Elementary School Teachers Hispanic Americans Humans Immigrants Individual Collective Relationship Individualism Latin American Cultural Groups Objectives Parent Attitudes Parent Teacher Conferences Parents Psychology, Child Social Environment Teacher Attitudes Teachers
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Zusammenfassung:	Parent‐teacher conferences between Latino immigrant parents and their children's elementary school teacher revealed cross‐cultural value conflict. Discourse analysis indicated that parents and the teacher often use different criteria to evaluate children's progress; that is, they have different goals for child development. The teacher's goals are usually more individualistic, whereas the parentS' goals are often more collectivistic.
ISSN:	1520-3247 1534-8687
DOI:	10.1002/cd.23220008708