Grandparent Caregivers: Unsung Voices in Public Education

Bradley W. Carpenter; Erica Young; Marcia Carmichael-Murphy

doi:10.53956/jfde.2016.85

journal article Dec 05, 2016

Grandparent Caregivers: Unsung Voices in Public Education

Bradley W. Carpenter Erica Young Marcia Carmichael-Murphy

Journal of Family Diversity in Education Vol. 2 No. 2 pp. 62-81 · Institute for Community Justice and Wellbeing

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Abstract

Although there is a significant body of research evaluating the potential effectiveness of parent involvement programs, little research has studied effective methods to reach non-traditional caregivers, specifically grandparents. The purpose of this study is to examine how grandparent caregivers in a particular setting consider the barriers to, and facilitators of, meaningful engagement at the school level. As the first stage in an iterative participatory action research project, the research team conducted a series of interviews to facilitate the co-definition of grandparent engagement issues at a middle and high school. The results offer initial insights as to the importance of listening to grandparent caregivers when seeking to determine the facilitators of, and barriers to, school involvement. These results will be used to further engage the grandparent and school communities in the development of context-specific strategies intended to inspire the meaningful engagement of grandparent caregivers.

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Published: Dec 05, 2016
Vol/Issue: 2(2)
Pages: 62-81

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Marcia Carmichael-Murphy

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Bradley W. Carpenter, Erica Young, Marcia Carmichael-Murphy (2016). Grandparent Caregivers: Unsung Voices in Public Education. Journal of Family Diversity in Education, 2(2), 62-81. https://doi.org/10.53956/jfde.2016.85

Grandparent Caregivers: Unsung Voices in Public Education

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