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| Strengths and education needs of Mexican American grandparents | | Author(s) | Robert D Strom, Lydia P Buki, Shirley K Strom |
| Journal title | Educational Gerontology, vol 23, no 4, June 1997 |
| Pages | pp 359-376 |
| Keywords | Adult Education ; Needs [elderly] ; Grandparents ; Ethnic groups ; Social surveys ; Mexico ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Information about the strengths and educational needs of Mexican American grandparents was obtained to adapt existing grandparenting programmes for this population. 181 Mexican American grandparents, 148 parents, and 173 grandchildren provided information regarding grandparent satisfaction, success, teaching difficulty, frustration, and information needs. Results revealed differences between English- and Spanish-speaking grandparents. Spanish-speaking grandparents reported a greater need for information, and experienced more frustration when dealing with adolescents than with younger children. With regard to English-speaking grandparents, members of all three generations agreed that grandparents aged under 61 experienced more frustration than their older counterparts; and grandparents who spent more than 5 hours a month with their grandchildren were more effective in their role. Factors that account for the findings are discussed, and recommendations of a grandparenting programme are presented. |
| Accession Number | CPA-971030235 A |
| Classmark | GP: IK: SW: TK: 3F: 7TY: 7T |
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