1989-1990: Cultural Values, Child Care Policy and Children's Peer Cultures in the United States and Italy

PRIMARY INVESTIGATOR: William Corsaro

N and Sampling Procedure: This part of the study (American) has two components: (1) a telephone interview of a random sample of mothers; assessing child care and education needs and facilities in the Bloomington-Indianapolis area. (2) This component involves ethnographic observation in two preschools in the area.

Issues/Questions Addressed: The first phase of the project (8/88 through 6/89 the history of child care policy in Italy was documented, interview data of a sample of Italian mothers regarding their perceptions of the policies and quality of life of their children was analyzed, and how the policies affect the daily lives of a sample of Italian children was investigated. The second phase involves a parallel investigation in the Bloomington-Indianapolis area to document how child care policy and early education experience affects children's peer interaction and culture.

Archival material: SPSS data set, text files of open-ended questions.

SRP1990.por Available to Public: 1995

External Funding: Spencer Foundation and William T Grant Foundation

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