A Comparison of Eastern and Western Parenting: Programmes, Policies and Approaches

ISBN-13: 9780367662141 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 194 str.

Low Yiu Tsang Andrew

Opis

This book provides a comparison of East and West parenting approaches and parenting programmes to show how vital a culturally sensitive approach is to the positive development of the parent-adolescent relationship. It offers a comprehensive overview of current theories and research on parenting adolescents.

Spis treści

Acknowledgement
Preface

1.Introduction
2.Parenting, parenting styles, and adolescent development in Hong Kong and
3.Parenting Programmes
4.Methodology of evaluating parenting programmes
5.Culturally sensitive parenting programme: examples from Hong Kong
6.Future direction of parenting programmes for parents of adolescents

Bibliography
Index

O autorze

Low Yiu Tsang Andrew is Assistant Professor at Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong. Before moving into social work education in 2010, he worked for 17 years as a registered social worker. His main research interests lie in the evaluation of preventive interventions like indigenous parenting programmes in Chinese culture, positive youth development programmes in school settings and suicide prevention programmes in school settings among others.