The appropriateness of western models of parent involvement in Calcutta, India. Part 2: Implications of family roles and responsibilities.
As the initial stage of an evaluation of services offered to families at Shishu Sathi, West Bengal, by Spastics Society of Eastern India, a partial replication of a study from Guyana was undertaken. The overall aim was to examine the extent to which it is realistic and practicable to apply Western models of parental participation in intervention with families in West Bengal, in terms of the extent to which the project families meet requirements implicit in these Western models. The results are presented in two papers. Part 1 examined parents' beliefs concerning child development and the effects of teaching on children's development. This paper explores the division of roles and responsibilities within families in relation to demands on family members and the time available to parents for active participation in a parent involvement project. The results of the study demonstrate that, whilst mothers' domestic responsibilities are particularly onerous, their roles and those of other family members varied according to the type of family structure. Implications for service delivery and involvement of the wider family are discussed.
Goldbart
J
J
Department of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
Mukherjee
S
S
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D016487:Parenting; D012380:Role