Parental Perspectives on Children’s School Readiness: An Ethnographic Study

School readiness is a construct used by educators and policy makers to describe a range of abilities that are beneficial for children transitioning to school. The association of socioeconomic disadvantage with developmental vulnerability when children start school is well established. Parents play a crucial role in supporting children’s transition to school and are acknowledged as their child’s first and foremost teacher.

Citation:
Jose K, Banks S, Hansen E, Jones R, Zubrick SR, Stafford J, Taylor CL. Parental Perspectives on Children’s School Readiness: An Ethnographic Study. Early Child Educ J. 2022;50(1):21-31.

Keywords:
Early childhood services; Ethnography; Transition to school; Vulnerable families

Abstract:
School readiness is a construct used by educators and policy makers to describe a range of abilities that are beneficial for children transitioning to school. The association of socioeconomic disadvantage with developmental vulnerability when children start school is well established. Parents play a crucial role in supporting children’s transition to school and are acknowledged as their child’s first and foremost teacher.