This qualitative study was conducted to acquire a description of low income African American mother's beliefs about play's relationship with cognitive development. African American mothers of preschool children attending a Head Start program in the central region of Florida were recruited. Parental beliefs were explored through a semi-structured interview to gain insight regarding play's impact on language development, critical thinking, and social competency. Head Start was selected based on being an established national federally funded program for low income families. Overall, the sample of low-income mothers held very positive views on the value of play for cognitive development. They believed that play may be essential for young children's development in social interactions, creativity, problem solving, and other areas that contribute to kindergarten readiness. / A Dissertation Submitted to the Department of Family and Child Sciences in the Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of
Philosophy. / Fall Semester, 2009. / October 30, 2009. / African American, Low-Income, Beliefs, Play, Preschool, Head Start / Includes bibliographical references. / Marsha Rehm, Professor Directing Dissertation; Mary Francis Hanline, University Representative; Christine Readdick, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_180431 |
| Contributors | Muhammad, Yvonne Jean (authoraut), Rehm, Marsha (professor directing dissertation), Hanline, Mary Francis (university representative), Readdick, Christine (committee member), Department of Family and Child Sciences (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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