Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Teacher Education and Professional Development
Adolescent mother; Child development; Child development specialist; Early intervention; Home visitation; Home visitor; Infant; Language; Qualitative; Teaching
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Education
Adolescent Mothers In An Intervention Study A Qualitative Analysis Of Variables Relating To Their Teaching Interactions With Their Infants, Janisse Guzman
Adolescent Mothers In An Intervention Study A Qualitative Analysis Of Variables Relating To Their Teaching Interactions With Their Infants, Janisse Guzman
HIM 1990-2015
The intent of this thesis was to study, in depth, the experiences of four adolescent mothers who underwent a home intervention program. I studied two mothers who did well with teaching their 12-month old children during play, and two mothers who did not do as well. All four mothers received weekly intervention from the time of their child's birth through 12-months of age. I studied the following variables: 1) how much time the home visitors spent on selected child development and parenting topics; 2) the mother's perceived social support; 3) how many community resources the mother used; and 4) if …