Qilong Zhang

Navigating Parental Dilemmas in Early Literacy

Cross-National Perspectives

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines how parents navigate early literacy dilemmas through illustrative cases from three culturally and linguistically distinct contexts-English-speaking New Zealand, bilingual Arabic-English UAE, and Mandarin-speaking China-representing challenges faced by families globally.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Dezember 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 496g
• ISBN-13: 9781041197591
• ISBN-10: 1041197594
• Artikelnr.: 75128771

Autorenporträt

Qilong Zhang is an Associate Professor of Early Childhood at United Arab Emirates University. Since 1990, he has worked as a teacher educator and researcher in China, New Zealand, and the UAE. His publications include a strong focus on early literacy and parental involvement.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Conceptual and Theoretical Foundations 1. Understanding Parental
Dilemmas in Early Literacy: A Universal Challenge 2. Theoretical Lenses on
Early Literacy Part II: Descriptive Practice in Early Literacy 3. Parenting
for Early Literacy in an English-Dominant Context 4. Parenting for Early
Literacy in an Arabic-English Bilingual Society 5. Parenting for Early
Literacy in a Chinese Monolingual Setting Part III: Cross-Contextual
Analysis and Implications 6. Shared and Divergent Parental Dilemmas in
Early Literacy Across Three Contexts 7. A Contextual Model of Parental
Dilemmas in Early Literacy 8. From Description to Prescription - Addressing
Parental Dilemmas Through Pragmatising Part IV: Conclusion and Future
Directions 9. Looking Back and Looking Ahead