Essays about: "Fathers’ Involvement"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Fathers’ Involvement.

  1. 1. It depends on herself/himself. : Parental Involvement in Education regarding Children Education in a Chinese Township High School

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Author : Ting Huang; [2023]
    Keywords : educational expectations; educational strategies; small-town China; cultural production;

    Abstract : This thesis is the first qualitative study of parental involvement in education regarding students in one key township high school in an undeveloped small town in southern China. This thesis aims to examine parental expectations and strategies in the voices of parents. READ MORE

  3. 2. Who cares? : A qualitative interview study about what hinders and what enables equal division of parental leave

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Amanda Lindell; [2023]
    Keywords : gender equality; parental leave; Sweden; gendered ideals;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the persisting gendered division of parental leave in Sweden, where despite policies promoting equal sharing, women still take 70 % of the leave. Aiming to analyze what hinders and what enables equal division of parental leave, I conduct in-depth interviews with eight parents who equally share leave and six parents who do not. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Conduct and Culture of Fatherhood in Japan: How do Fathers in Tokyo Perceive Their Role?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Barbara Haveron; [2023]
    Keywords : Japan; Fathers; Parental leave; Masculinity; Childcare; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Against a backdrop of economic stagnation and declining birth rate, fatherhood in Japan has drawn increasing attention over the past three decades from the state, the media, and the general public. Of particular interest is the emergence of a new kind of fathering known as ikumen, which centres active involvement in childcare. READ MORE

  5. 4. When conservative parties propose policies for caring fathers: Policy-framing analysis of parental leave reforms in Germany and Japan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Sho Sasaki; [2023]
    Keywords : Policy Framing; Parental Leave; Caring Fathers; Japan; Germany; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Parental leave policies for fathers are introduced to promote father’s caregiving and gender equality in childcare. Even though the majority of father-friendly policy reforms were led by social democratic parties, a few conservative catch-all parties also proposed policies to promote father’s caregiving. READ MORE

  6. 5. “Dad, read us a story!” : an ecological systems approach to understanding fathers’ perceptions on shared storybook reading in Jordan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Madina Olomi; [2020]
    Keywords : Middle East and North Africa; Jordan; Early Childhood Education and Development; Parental Involvement; Fathers’ Involvement; Shared Storybook Reading; Ecological Systems Theory of Development.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Fathers’ involvement (FI) in the education and development of their young children is a growing phenomenon. Research has shown that children with parents involved in shared reading exhibit stronger cognitive, social, and problem-solving skills (Betawi et al., 2014). READ MORE