From parent education to collective action: ‘Childrearing with love’ in post‐war Guatemala |
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| Authors: | Anita Schrader McMillan Mark Burton |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, UK;2. Manchester Metropolitan University and Manchester Learning Disability Partnership, Manchester, UK;3. Visiting Professor, Manchester Metropolitan University and Director, Manchester Learning Disability Partnership. |
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| Abstract: | The paper discusses the implementation and effect of group‐based parenting workshops oriented by the principles of liberation psychology in a low‐income, hispanicized community in Guatemala City. The objective of this initiative was not only to improve outcomes in the parent–child relationship, but to galvanize the formation of community‐based support groups that could have multiple ends. The theoretical foundations of the project are introduced, before illustrating their practical application. Sixteen months post‐intervention, largely positive effects were being sustained in parent child relations. The project was also successful in generating social action through the formation of grass‐roots women's organizations. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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| Keywords: | parent education liberation psychology critical pedagogy child maltreatment Guatemala |
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