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The effects of parental involvement in parent–child reading for migrant and urban families: A comparative mixed-methods study

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  • Ni, Shiguang
  • Lu, Shuang
  • Lu, Ke
  • Tan, Haoyue

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Reading is one of the most important educational activities for children, and a child’s relationship with reading is largely shaped by parental involvement and family environment. Families of lower socioeconomic status often have poor reading environments and less awareness of the importance of reading. This study explores the effects of Rainbow Flowers, a community service organization that promotes parent–child reading in Shenzhen, the city with the largest proportion of migrants in China. Using mixed-methods analyses of a city-wide online survey of 16,328 parent participants (13,523 migrants and 2805 locals) and six volunteer case studies, we compare migrant and local family reading outcomes, examine whether (through quantitative analysis) and how (through qualitative analysis) in-depth parental involvement in parent–child reading is associated with family reading outcomes, and identify which families benefit more from such involvement.

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  • Ni, Shiguang & Lu, Shuang & Lu, Ke & Tan, Haoyue, 2021. "The effects of parental involvement in parent–child reading for migrant and urban families: A comparative mixed-methods study," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 123(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:123:y:2021:i:c:s0190740921000207
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.105941
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