Concerns and Expectations of Bangladeshi Parents as Their Children Start School.

摘要: Background Transition to school is an important event in the lives of children and adults caring for them (Pianta & Cox, 1999; Ramey Ramey, 1998). Some common feelings associated with this key experience children, families educators are excitement, anxiety fear (Dockett Perry, 2001). Many situational psychological factors impact on transition processes (Briggs Potter, 1999). Children's first experiences formal schooling can influence their attitudes achievement throughout academic life have implications success (Alexander Entwisle, 1988; Hamre Pianta, 2001; McClelland, Morrison Holmes, 2000). Consequently, it a vital topic investigation early childhood educational research. Parental concerns expectations regarding children's relate social adjustment, dispositions toward learning, skills, knowledge, rules physical issues 2004; Dockett Howard, There both differences similarities parents from various backgrounds (Greenfield, Quiroz Raeff, 2000; Pelletier, 2002). For example, non-English-speaking often emphasise goals more than English-speaking do (Perry, Nicolson, 2002; Given cultural linguistic diversity Australian families, seems appropriate consider different groups within broader context. In study one such group highlighted. Vygotsky's sociocultural theory (1978) exemplifies significance contexts need explore perceptions diverse relation matters concerning as school. As classes become diverse, devise individualised positive programs promoting all students. To end, imperative that aware of, take into account, needs CALD parents. Further, theoretical constructs Bronfenbrenner (1979) understand context home, community, well considering continuities changes across child care (Peters, 'One dimension defined by language participants' (Perry et al., 2002, p. 1). The transitional whose majority could present significant challenges because incompatibilities between home contexts. Based ecological perspectives, aimed families' towards Specifically, views, Bangladeshi transition. Method Participants were 10 four Bengali-speaking living suburban Sydney. Bengali languages spoken India other countries Indian subcontinent Bangladesh. newly-emerging minority NSW (The People New South Wales, 1996) or not been extensively studied. Children also included perspectives regard importance including now well-established (Brostrom, 1999a). Sample description who just started had attended previously study, …