CHANGES IN CHILD CARE AND CONSEQUENCES FOR CHILDREN

在这个项目中，我们将调查儿童保育的变化模式 马来西亚半岛30年期间的选择，以及 当代马来西亚的儿童保育选择对儿童发展的影响。 大量的研究表明， 儿童保育对儿童的发展有重要影响。我知道 对这些影响的程度和重要性的认识要少得多， 美国和欧洲以外的国家，特别是发展中国家， 历史上有着不同经济模式的国家 和家庭组织。该项目的具体目标是：1。到 描述和解释儿童保育变化的根本原因 在马来西亚的幼儿安排; 3.来估计 关于当代马来西亚儿童福利的儿童保育安排; 3.评估托儿安排对儿童健康的影响- 在当代马来西亚。该项目的数据来自第一个 1976- 1977年进行的马来西亚家庭生活调查（MFLS-1）， 计划于1999年进行的MFLS-3。我们也 建议在深入访谈中收集定性信息， 与父母，祖父母和儿童保育提供者的焦点小组， of this project项目.我们的研究结果将提供重要的见解， 家庭结构和家庭组织随着时间的推移而变化的过程 以及是否得出结论的证据 关于儿童保育在以前的工作在美国和欧洲适用于 发展中国家

In this project, we will investigate patterns of change in child care choice during a 30 year period in Peninsular Malaysia, and the effects of the child care choice in contemporary Malaysia on children's development. A large body of research suggests that the quality and characteristics of child care have significant effects on children's development. W know considerable less about the magnitude and importance of these effects in countries outside the US and Europe, and especially in developing countries which historically have had quite different patterns of economic and family organization. The specific aims of this project are: 1. to describe and explain the reason underlying changes in child care arrangements for young children in Malaysia; 3. to estimate the effects of child care arrangements on children's well-being in contemporary Malaysia; 3. to estimate the effects of child care arrangements on children's well- being in contemporary Malaysia. Data for this project come from the first Malaysia Family Life Survey (MFLS-1) conduct in 1976-77, the MFLS-2 conducted in 1988, and the proposed MFLS-3 planned for 1999. We also propose to collect qualitative information in in-depth interviews and focus groups with parents, grandparents, and child care providers as part of this project. Our results will provide important insights into the process of change in family structure and family organization over time and across generations, and evidence about whether conclusions reached about child care in previous work in the US and Europe are applicable in developing countries.