Towards a Transcultural Perspective on Mothering and Learning from Chinese Immigrant Mothers in Canada

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Asians; Immigrants; Mothers; Mother Attitudes; Child Rearing; Learning Processes; Cultural Influences; Race; Gender Differences; Social Class; Parent Child Relationship; Adult Education; Cultural Pluralism; Foreign Countries; Transformative Learning; Ethnography; Parenting Skills

Canada; China

Drawing on theories from transcultural theory, I examined Chinese immigrant mothers' transcultural perspectives on mothering and learning. Recent adult educational studies contain limited research on the effects of cultural influence on mothering and learning by immigrant mothers from their perspective. Based on 30 semi-structured interviews among Chinese immigrant mothers in Canada, this study revealed there are not only interactions between the fluid cultural values and the understanding of mothering and learning by immigrant mothers, but also race, gender, and class relations behind Chinese immigrant mothers' mothering and learning practice. This paper contributes to a better understanding of cultural influence on Chinese immigrant mothers' learning and mothering practice. The findings help foster adult educational programs for immigrant mothers in multicultural societies. [For full proceedings, see ED628982.]

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2023

ED629034