An Exploratory Study of Parenting Dimensions and Family Conflict among Head Start Participants: An Examination of Hispanic Mothers
Dr. Narketta Sparkman-Key
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Dr. Narketta Sparkman-Key
Higher Ed Strategist l Leadership Expert l Structural Change Agent l Researcher l Storyteller I AGB Leadership & Governance Fellow I Tedx Speaker I MSI Aspiring Leader I HERS Network
Understanding the dynamics of the relationship between family conflict and
parenting is important to human service practice. When assisting clients, human
service practitioners must address many different systems including culture,
historical era, ethnicity, gender, and other systems in which the individual
operates (Martin, 2013). This study explores this phenomenon by examining the
relationship between family conflict and the six dimensions of parenting; warmth,
rejection, structure, chaos, autonomy support, and coercion among Hispanic
mothers who access an inner city Head Start program. Findings are discussed in
terms of cultural impact, human service practice and the need for further research.Full Article