What Works for Parents: How Parents Support Their Children with Math Homework in Rural Ghana
Family and Consumer Sciences programs target families in deprived rural and urban communities with the objective of equipping them with skills to improve family well-being, education, and relationships. In recent years, the focus of FCS in Ghana has been on parental styles and education that foster...
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| description | Family and Consumer Sciences programs target families in deprived rural and urban communities with the objective of equipping them with skills to improve family well-being, education, and relationships. In recent years, the focus of FCS in Ghana has been on parental styles and education that foster parents’ involvement in their children's school work. Using a child-parent interactive model, a series of math activities were delivered to children between the ages of 6 and 10 years. Group activities were also facilitated by the FCS staff. Parents used local materials, such as small empty cans, bottles, leaves, stones, sticks, old newspapers, and sand, to explain math concepts. Staff, parents, and children used fun activities and role plays to demonstrate developmental processes that enhance effective child development. The lessons identified were tied to the understanding of appropriate parenting styles that foster acquisition of skills for basic math concepts. Parents reported increased interest and confidence in math and were more proactive in supervising their children to complete their homework. The importance of the model lies in its simplicity in conveying fundamental knowledge that relates to the interwoven aspect of developmental domains to ensure children experience maximal success with math-related activities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-70646dc3527d4621bfb29bf1d439a8422022-12-22T03:45:02ZengMississippi State UniversityJournal of Human Sciences and Extension2325-52262016-02-0141114122https://doi.org/10.54718/MZAU7003What Works for Parents: How Parents Support Their Children with Math Homework in Rural GhanaVivian Tackie-Ofosu0Efua Vandyk 1University of Ghana University of Ghana Family and Consumer Sciences programs target families in deprived rural and urban communities with the objective of equipping them with skills to improve family well-being, education, and relationships. In recent years, the focus of FCS in Ghana has been on parental styles and education that foster parents’ involvement in their children's school work. Using a child-parent interactive model, a series of math activities were delivered to children between the ages of 6 and 10 years. Group activities were also facilitated by the FCS staff. Parents used local materials, such as small empty cans, bottles, leaves, stones, sticks, old newspapers, and sand, to explain math concepts. Staff, parents, and children used fun activities and role plays to demonstrate developmental processes that enhance effective child development. The lessons identified were tied to the understanding of appropriate parenting styles that foster acquisition of skills for basic math concepts. Parents reported increased interest and confidence in math and were more proactive in supervising their children to complete their homework. The importance of the model lies in its simplicity in conveying fundamental knowledge that relates to the interwoven aspect of developmental domains to ensure children experience maximal success with math-related activities.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/jhse/vol4/iss1/9/child developmentparental supportmath homeworkrural ghanadevelopmental processes |
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| title | What Works for Parents: How Parents Support Their Children with Math Homework in Rural Ghana |
| title_full | What Works for Parents: How Parents Support Their Children with Math Homework in Rural Ghana |
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| title_short | What Works for Parents: How Parents Support Their Children with Math Homework in Rural Ghana |
| title_sort | what works for parents how parents support their children with math homework in rural ghana |
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