| Owner: |
Xumei Fan
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| Owner Email: |
xumei.fan@uni.edu
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| Paper Title: |
How Do Teen Parents/Caregivers View the Needs of Young Children?
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| Session Title: |
Child and Family Experience in Early Learning Settings
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| Paper Type: |
Roundtable Presentation
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| Presentation Date: |
4/23/2022
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| Presentation Location: |
San Diego, California
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| Descriptors: |
Early Childhood
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| Methodology: |
Quantitative
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| Author(s): |
Xumei Fan, University of South Carolina - Columbia; Leigh D'Amico, University of South Carolina; Sandra Linder, Clemson University; Montana Cain
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| Unit: |
SIG-Early Education and Child Development
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| Abstract: |
Identifying the needs of young children and their families is essential to making policy and implementing programs that support child development. This research employed a survey to investigate the perspectives of teen parents/caregivers regarding the needs of young children in the areas of early learning and education, health and wellbeing, and family/community. The results showed that teen parents/caregivers prioritized finding high-quality education programs, knowing school readiness expectations, understanding child development, finding healthcare providers, having enough family time, developing strong relationships with children, and having a support system of family and friends. When disaggregated by race, Black teen parents/caregivers and White teen parents/caregivers reported different priorities regarding child needs.
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| DOI: |
https://doi.org/10.3102/1881906
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