Towards shared child raising responsibility : self-help groups and childcare support in Singapore.
Despite the backings of a reputably efficient government, Singaporean parents find childcare support provided by self-help groups ineffective. The present study seeks to uncover and achieve an understanding of the problems that self-help groups face in the process of providing effective childcare su...
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| author | Mak, Cui Juan. |
| author2 | Sun Hsiao-Li Shirley |
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| description | Despite the backings of a reputably efficient government, Singaporean parents find childcare support provided by self-help groups ineffective. The present study seeks to uncover and achieve an understanding of the problems that self-help groups face in the process of providing effective childcare support. By way of in-depth interviews with respondents from the provider end, findings reveal four salient themes in their discussion of problems associated with providing childcare support: 1) managing parents’ expectations; 2) funding; 3) bureaucracy; and 4) social attitudes. The study concludes that the problem generally lies in a lack of direct communication between all stakeholders, causing a disparity between high expectations of parents and limitations of self-help groups. This empirical study seeks to fill the gap in the literature on childcare support provided by self-help groups in Singapore, and advances the state’s goal of shared child raising responsibility.
Key words: Self-Help Groups, Childcare, Family, Bureaucracy, Structural inefficiencies, State policies |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/482262019-12-10T14:32:27Z Towards shared child raising responsibility : self-help groups and childcare support in Singapore. Mak, Cui Juan. Sun Hsiao-Li Shirley School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social and public welfare Despite the backings of a reputably efficient government, Singaporean parents find childcare support provided by self-help groups ineffective. The present study seeks to uncover and achieve an understanding of the problems that self-help groups face in the process of providing effective childcare support. By way of in-depth interviews with respondents from the provider end, findings reveal four salient themes in their discussion of problems associated with providing childcare support: 1) managing parents’ expectations; 2) funding; 3) bureaucracy; and 4) social attitudes. The study concludes that the problem generally lies in a lack of direct communication between all stakeholders, causing a disparity between high expectations of parents and limitations of self-help groups. This empirical study seeks to fill the gap in the literature on childcare support provided by self-help groups in Singapore, and advances the state’s goal of shared child raising responsibility. Key words: Self-Help Groups, Childcare, Family, Bureaucracy, Structural inefficiencies, State policies Bachelor of Arts 2012-03-29T07:57:45Z 2012-03-29T07:57:45Z 2012 2012 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/48226 en Nanyang Technological University 35 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social and public welfare Mak, Cui Juan. Towards shared child raising responsibility : self-help groups and childcare support in Singapore. |
| title | Towards shared child raising responsibility : self-help groups and childcare support in Singapore. |
| title_full | Towards shared child raising responsibility : self-help groups and childcare support in Singapore. |
| title_fullStr | Towards shared child raising responsibility : self-help groups and childcare support in Singapore. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards shared child raising responsibility : self-help groups and childcare support in Singapore. |
| title_short | Towards shared child raising responsibility : self-help groups and childcare support in Singapore. |
| title_sort | towards shared child raising responsibility self help groups and childcare support in singapore |
| topic | DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social and public welfare |
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