Early Childhood Services: Using Narratives to Explore Parents’ Experiences of Transition

Patricia Peterson; William Morrison; Ruth Morrison

doi:10.18357/jcs.v37i2.15200

Early Childhood Services: Using Narratives to Explore Parents’ Experiences of Transition

Authors

Patricia Peterson University of New Brunswick
William Morrison University of New Brunswick
Ruth Morrison University of New Brunswick

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18357/jcs.v37i2.15200

Abstract

This article examines the concepts of transitions in early childhood through the lens of parents’ personal narratives. How do parents define transition or the process of change? What are the stages that they journey through as they parent their preschool children? This exploration is not only interested in identifying the kinds of transitions experienced by parents, but also the processes of change and the meanings that parents give to them. Furthermore, the nature of the interactions and relationships that accompany the processes of change are examined. These narratives emerge from an early childhood development demonstration site charged with the task of creating integrated programs and services that are responsive to community needs within an educational context. To set the stage for the personal narratives of transition, the larger political narrative of transition provincially, nationally and internationally is also examined.

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Author Biographies

Patricia Peterson, University of New Brunswick

Dr. Patricia Peterson holds a doctoral degree in education from Boston University. Along with serving as an Associate Professor at the University of New Brunswick, she is Co-Executive Director of the university’s Health and Education Research Group, serving as Principal Investigator on initiatives related to integrated service delivery for children and youth, and positive psychology approaches in comprehensive school health contexts.

William Morrison, University of New Brunswick

Dr. Bill Morrison serves as an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of New Brunswick, and directs a provincial research centre on applied health and education. Dr. Morrison’s publication on positive mental health and strength-based approaches is being used as a key resource document by the Pan-Canadian Joint Consortium for School Health to engage and mobilize educational institutions and communities in creating readiness for positive health change.

Ruth Morrison, University of New Brunswick

Dr. Ruth Morrison is a senior researcher for Health and Education Group and an adjunct instructor for the Faculty of Education at the University of New Brunswick. For the past three years, she has been the project director for the evaluation of the New Brunswick Early Childhood Demonstration Initiative.

Published

2012-12-30

How to Cite

Peterson, P., Morrison, W., & Morrison, R. (2012). Early Childhood Services: Using Narratives to Explore Parents’ Experiences of Transition. Journal of Childhood Studies, 37(2), 48–54. https://doi.org/10.18357/jcs.v37i2.15200

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 2 (Fall 2012): Canadian Children

Section

Child Study

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