| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 199 pages) : tables |
| Series |
Child development in cultural context series |
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Child development in cultural context.
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| Contents |
Part I. Theoretical background : historical and sociological perspectives -- The rise and spread of Western schooling -- Women's schooling and social change in the developing world after 1950 -- Redefining literacy : a theory of bureaucratic schooling -- Part II. Maternal literacy in less developed countries -- Contexts of mothers' lives -- Mothers' retention of literacy skills -- Mothers as pupils in health care settings -- Mothers as teachers at home -- Part III. Conclusions : processes of global change -- Communicative processes and maternal behavior -- Appendix A. Literacy assessment methods -- Appendix B. Additional tables |
| Summary |
Women's schooling is strongly related to child survival and other outcomes beneficial to children throughout the developing world, but the reasons behind these statistical connections have been unclear. In "Literacy and Mothering," the authors show, for the first time, how communicative change plays a key role: Girls acquire academic literacy skills, even in low-quality schools, which enable them, as mothers, to understand public health messages in the mass media and to navigate bureaucratic health services effectively, reducing risks to their children's health. With the acquisition of academic literacy, their health literacy and health navigation skills are enhanced, thereby reducing risks to children and altering interactions between mother and child. Assessments of these maternal skills in four diverse countries-- Mexico, Nepal, Venezuela, and Zambia--support this model and are presented in the book |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-189) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Mothers -- Education
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Women -- Education.
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Mother and child.
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Mothers -- education
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Mother-Child Relatiions
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Women -- education
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Mother-Child Relations
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EDUCATION -- Students & Student Life.
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Mother and child
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Mothers -- Education
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Women -- Education
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| Genre/Form |
Instructional and educational works
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Instructional and educational works.
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Matériel d'éducation et de formation.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
LeVine, Robert A. (Robert Alan), 1932- author.
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LeVine, Sarah, 1940- author.
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Schnell-Anzola, Beatrice. author.
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Rowe, Meredith L., author.
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Dexter, Emily. author.
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| LC no. |
2011018451 |
| ISBN |
9780199718795 |
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0199718792 |
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0195309820 |
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9780195309829 |
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9781283427036 |
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1283427036 |
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9780199932733 |
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0199932735 |
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