The current study explored parents’ attitudes towards nonparental adults’ involvement in childrearing practices. Parents’ attitudes were operationalized in their willingness to share parenting responsibility and interest to participate in parenting activities. Data were collected through a quantitative survey with 1,090 parents from 17 Dutch neighborhoods. Results suggest that parents are ambivalent about involving others in childrearing practices. Furthermore, parents seem to prefer activities that do not focus explicitly on childrearing, but that do assist them in handling parenting tasks or give them the opportunity to exchange experiences. Fathers, parents with more sources of informal support, and parents who gave support themselves were more willing to share responsibility, whereas non‐Western parents, parents with positive judgments on cohesion and trust in their neighborhood, parents with more sources of formal support, and parents who gave support themselves were more interested in participating in activities.
Met de introductie van het concept van de pedagogische civil society is de eigen kracht van gezinnen en de ondersteuning daarvan door sociale netwerken, opnieuw op de agenda gezet. Deze contextuele benadering van opgroeien en opvoeden wordt onder meer geoperationaliseerd in Allemaal Opvoeders. In dit programma verkennen elf Nederlandse gemeenten hoe informele steun rondom gezinnen versterkt kan worden. Dit artikel presenteert de programmatheorie van Allemaal Opvoeders. Deze dient als uitgangspunt voor de effectevaluatie en levert daarnaast een bijdrage aan de ontwikkeling van de pedagogische civil society als alternatief paradigma binnen het jeugd- en gezinsbeleid.
Het doel van deze studie was om inzicht te verkrijgen in de resultaten van de activiteiten binnen het programma Allemaal Opvoeders. In dit programma hebben elf pilotgemeenten – in lijn met de transities in het sociale domein – verkend hoe de actieve rol van de civil society bij het grootbrengen van jeugdigen bevorderd kan worden. Kenmerkend hierbij was de bottomup werkwijze: aan de professionals uit de pilotgemeenten is gevraagd zelf activiteiten in deze richting te ontwikkelen en uit te voeren. Zonder definitieve oordelen te kunnen geven over de effectiviteit, laat deze studie zien dat activiteiten gericht op het versterken van het contact tussen (mede)opvoeders, informele steun bij het opgroeien en opvoeden kunnen faciliteren. Met oog op de transformatie van het jeugdstelsel, kunnen gemeenten en professionals de inzichten uit deze studie gebruiken om handen en voeten te geven aan het versterken van de pedagogische civil society.
Looking for connection in society; Lessons from eight years of research on The Peaceable Neighbourhood.Research among the Dutch population indicates an undesirable trend of increasing segregation. Scientific literature shows that a solution lies in the strengthening of relationships between (groups) of citizens. Therefore, in this essay, we explore how The Peaceable Neighbourhood contributed to strengthening relationships between children, parents, other residents and professionals. We describe cases and practical experience based on research on the Peaceable Neighbourhood program. Findings show that the Children’s Council can act as a bridge between children and other groups of residents in their neighbourhood. There are also indications that relations among professionals working with children were mutually reinforced. However, strengthening relationships between parents and professionals (linking social capital) and between groups of parents (bridging social capital) seems less successful. Parents were often unable to take initiatives or deal with the, in their eyes, more powerful and competent professionals. Professionals had difficulties in giving up responsibility. As a result of the Peaceable Neighbourhood activities, networks of parents with the same migrant background became stronger (bonding social capital), but the strengthening of relationships with members of other populations remained behind. Practical experiences teaches us that with adequate and personal commitment of professionals, trust can be gained from (groups of) parents, who can, subsequently, connect with other (groups of) parents with more confidence.
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