Mothers as teachers to their children: lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic

Audrey Addi-Raccah, Noa Seeberger Tamir

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Abstract

The study examined Israeli mothers’ engagement in their children’s distance learning during COVID-19 crisis. A thematic analysis of interviews with 20 mothers from high and low socioeconomic background yielded three core categories: (a) mothers’ responses to the situation of school closures that addressed to organizing, supervising and less learning pressure by keeping boundaries between school and home activities; (b) challanged and concerens that refed to workload, instructional difficulty and the quality of teachers’ work; (c) mothers’ resources for engaging in their children'slearning that comprised social capital and human capital including digital skills. Socioeconomic differences were found in regard to these three core categories that sustain inequality. However, mothers from low socioeconomic background reported being actively engaged and critical toward teachers. Implications regarding parent engagement at the post-COVID-19 are suggested.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1379-1402
Number of pages24
JournalJournal of Family Studies
Volume29
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023

Keywords

  • COVID-19
  • capital
  • mothers
  • parent engagement
  • socioeconomic

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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