Visiting Professor, Manchester Metropolitan University and Director, Manchester Learning Disability Partnership.
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Research Article
From parent education to collective action: ‘Childrearing with love’ in post-war Guatemala
Article first published online: 19 SEP 2008
DOI: 10.1002/casp.990
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Issue
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Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology
Volume 19, Issue 3, pages 198–211, May/June 2009
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How to Cite
McMillan, A. S. and Burton, M. (2009), From parent education to collective action: ‘Childrearing with love’ in post-war Guatemala. J. Community. Appl. Soc. Psychol., 19: 198–211. doi: 10.1002/casp.990
Publication History
- Issue published online: 17 MAR 2009
- Article first published online: 19 SEP 2008
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Keywords:
- parent education;
- liberation psychology;
- critical pedagogy;
- child maltreatment;
- Guatemala
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.