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EJ436454 PS518946

Title: Building the Hothouse: How Mothers Construct Academic Environments.
Author(s): Hyson, Marion C.
Source: New Directions for Child Development, n53 p31-37 Fall 1991
Publication Date: 1991
ISSN: 0195-2269
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJAPR1992

This study examined parental actions that contribute to the highly academic education of young children. Findings showed that mothers who believed in early adult-directed
instruction and high performance standards selected out-of-home activities that supported those beliefs. These mothers brought a notable degree of directiveness to bear on their children even in playful tasks. (SH)

Descriptors: *Early Childhood Education; Early Experience; Educational Environment; Family Environment; *Mother Attitudes; Parent Child Relationship; *Parent Influence; Preschool Curriculum; Preschool Education
Identifiers: Academic Environments Project; Academically Oriented Preschool Program; *Hothousing of Preschoolers

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