Family Learning Environments in Scandinavia: Dimensions, Types and Socioeconomic Profiles
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| Title: | Family Learning Environments in Scandinavia: Dimensions, Types and Socioeconomic Profiles |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Jens-Peter Thomsen, Mads Meier Jaeger, Katrine Syppli Kohl, Sofie Henze-Pedersen, Kirstine Karmsteen, Rasmus Henriksen Klokker |
| Source: | British Journal of Sociology of Education. 2024 45(3):347-362. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, Family Influence, Family (Sociological Unit), Socioeconomic Status, Family Environment, Cognitive Processes, Young Children, Electronic Journals, Parent Child Relationship, Enrichment Activities, Learning Activities, Early Childhood Education |
| Geographic Terms: | Denmark |
| DOI: | 10.1080/01425692.2024.2322723 |
| ISSN: | 0142-5692 1465-3346 |
| Abstract: | In this paper, we use data from 44 Danish families to develop a new conceptual framework for analysing family learning environments and how they shape children's opportunities in the Scandinavian context. We use data from qualitative interviews and a new smartphone app to outline six key dimensions of family learning environments that intersect in four types, which we label Expansive curators, Recreational home dwellers, Casual pragmatists and Disempowered strugglers. The dimensions and types of family learning environments provide a conceptual framework for (1) identifying a set of mechanisms that might explain intergenerational associations in socioeconomic outcomes; (2) linking dimensions of family learning environments often studied in isolation (e.g. family activities and networks); (3) incorporating dimensions of learning environments rarely considered (e.g. day care and children's use of digital devices); and (4) distinguishing socioeconomic gradients in family learning environments. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1430205 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | In this paper, we use data from 44 Danish families to develop a new conceptual framework for analysing family learning environments and how they shape children's opportunities in the Scandinavian context. We use data from qualitative interviews and a new smartphone app to outline six key dimensions of family learning environments that intersect in four types, which we label Expansive curators, Recreational home dwellers, Casual pragmatists and Disempowered strugglers. The dimensions and types of family learning environments provide a conceptual framework for (1) identifying a set of mechanisms that might explain intergenerational associations in socioeconomic outcomes; (2) linking dimensions of family learning environments often studied in isolation (e.g. family activities and networks); (3) incorporating dimensions of learning environments rarely considered (e.g. day care and children's use of digital devices); and (4) distinguishing socioeconomic gradients in family learning environments. |
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| ISSN: | 0142-5692 1465-3346 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/01425692.2024.2322723 |
