Beliefs of parents of preschool children about literacy: facilitative and conventional approaches

Tsirmpa, Chrysoula; Stellakis, Nektarios; Lavidas, Konstantinos

doi:10.1080/1350293x.2021.1941169

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“…Edsand and Broich ( 2020 ) pointed out that people’s literacy on environmental issues can change awareness into an issue looking for environmental elements. Klein et al ( 2021 ) and Tsirmpa et al ( 2021 ) examined the significant relationship between environmental literacy and environmental belief in a different context. Curdt-Christiansen ( 2021 ), and Garcia and Cobar-Garcia ( 2022 ) identified the positive relationship between environmental literacy and awareness of consequences.…”

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Willingness to pay premium prices for green buildings: evidence from an emerging economy

Mamun

Rahman

Masud

et al. 2023

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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The building sector is one of the major contributors to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which may impede the achievement of Malaysia’s intended nationally determined contribution (INDC) by 2030. Therefore, this paper is aimed at identifying the underlying factors that affect working adults’ willingness to pay (WTP) premium prices for green buildings. Data were collected from a total of 1198 respondents and analyzed using structural equitation modeling partial least square (SEM-PLS) to measure the willingness to pay for green buildings among working adults in Malaysia. The findings reveal that environmental literacy affects environmental belief as well as awareness of consequences among working adults in Malaysia. The findings also reveal that incentives for green building buyers have a significant impact on perceived behavioral control, while awareness of consequences has a significant influence on ascription of responsibility. However, the results reveal that awareness of consequences does not influence buyers’ willingness to pay for green buildings. Moreover, the ascription of responsibility and perceived behavioral control have a significant effect on willingness to pay for green buildings. The findings of this study will help the concerned authorities to take appropriate steps to promote willingness to pay for green buildings, which will contribute significantly to the realization of INDC by 2030 as part of the Paris Agreement. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11356-023-27998-9.

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Willingness to pay premium prices for green buildings: evidence from an emerging economy

Mamun

Rahman

Masud

et al. 2023

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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“…The results of the analysis of the aspect of oral participation showed that the majority of parents believe that reading can help children become good speakers and listeners. Referring to Tsirmpa et al (2021), parents who often read to children encourage their critical thinking through open questions. Parent interaction with children can stimulate language skills through questions and verbal response.…”

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“…Parent interaction with children can stimulate language skills through questions and verbal response. This can indirectly improve children's literacy development (Tsirmpa et al, 2021). Storytelling activities can develop children's imagination and ability to tell stories, increase vocabulary which is an essential component in teaching and learning, and create fun learning activities for children (Rambe et al, 2021).…”

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Relationship between Parental Literacy Beliefs and Home Literacy Environment

Mad¹,

Mohamed²

2023

IJARPED

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Parental literacy beliefs and home environment play an important role in stimulating children's literacy development. Parents who believe that children's literacy development is highly dependent on them will be more likely to spend more time to create an atmosphere of literacy with their children. The main purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between parental literacy beliefs and home literacy environment. This study was conducted in Sungai Pelek, Selangor. Findings of this quantitative methods strategy study were based on data collected from 240 parents of KEMAS preschool children aged between five and six years. Data was collected with the aid of electronic questionnaire via Google Form. The Parental Reading Belief Inventory (PRBI) was used to measure parental literacy beliefs and the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) was used to measure the home literacy environment. The results showed that the parental 's literacy beliefs have a significant relationship with the home literacy environment. It showed weak correlation between parental literacy beliefs and home literacy environment. In conclusion, the literacy environment at home is not highly dependent on parents' belief in the important of literacy. It is recommended for future research can be expanded in various states in Malaysia with a larger sample size to increase generalization and produce more reliable data. Furthermore, it is recommended for future research to take into account of the predictive factors in children literacy development research.

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“…A common conclusion of the studies is the positive correlation between the higher social and educational capital of the family and positive literacy prospects. The early or parallel active involvement of parents in literacy processes seems to determine the convergent or divergent evaluation of the importance of kindergarten goals, the establishment of a common and mutually valued framework of communication and educational action for the benefit of students (Tsirmpa et al, 2021). In addition, since a positive relationship between literacy using digital tools (Neumann, 2014), and the use of Information and Communication Technology in promoting pupils' learning (Braslauskiene et al, 2017), has been identified, the assessment of the usefulness of digital literacy by teachers and parents seems to be an important parameter, especially in the distance learning process, where parents assume a complex teacher-guide and parental role (Garbe et al, 2020;Lau & Lee, 2020).…”

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‘What are the goals of kindergarten?’ Consistency of teachers’ and parents’ beliefs about kindergarten goals

2023

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The teachers’ perceptions of the curriculum or their beliefs about how children learn can influence the quality of the teaching activity and its final outcome. Furthermore, the importance of an extended cooperation and mutual understanding between the actors involved (kindergarten teachers – parents) seems to be a crucial issue in order to establish a supportive framework. The research is structured in two dimensions. We seek the beliefs of kindergarten teachers (K-teachers) and parents, as well as their mutual perceptions of each other’s beliefs, i.e., K-teachers for parents and parents for K-teachers, about the importance of kindergarten goals. The study was conducted in Greece, specifically in the region of Central Macedonia, in June 2021, after the re-opening of schools due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A sample of 330 K-teachers and 419 parents from public and private schools responded to closed-ended questionnaires, rating –on a 5-point Likert scale- the importance of 14 Kindergarten goals. We found that K-teachers generally underestimated parents’ beliefs about kindergarten goals relative to their own beliefs and overestimated parents’ beliefs about the ‘academic’ curriculum goals; a trend that was not confirmed by the parallel survey of parents’ beliefs. In contrast, parents appeared to express a more balanced perception between their own beliefs and those they perceived K-teachers to hold. We also found evidence of differentiation between private and public schools. According to the findings, a harmonized perception of kindergarten goals by K-teachers and parents in private versus public schools is apparent.

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Beliefs of parents of preschool children about literacy: facilitative and conventional approaches

Cited by 9 publications

References 18 publications

Willingness to pay premium prices for green buildings: evidence from an emerging economy

Willingness to pay premium prices for green buildings: evidence from an emerging economy

Relationship between Parental Literacy Beliefs and Home Literacy Environment

‘What are the goals of kindergarten?’ Consistency of teachers’ and parents’ beliefs about kindergarten goals

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