Other subjects in the family-school relationship : the role of grandparents in the educational process of grandchildren.
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2018
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The current article intends to present the results of a research done in Portugal and in Brazil, a research whose main purpose was
to better understand how grandparents relate to their grandchildren and offer support in their education. The research followed a
qualitative approach; in order to better understand the routine of the relation between grandparents and grandchildren, there were 14
interviews with grandfathers and grandmothers in the city of Mariana–Brazil, and 7 in Leiria-Portugal. The data revealed that, in spite
of the socioeconomic differences among the interviewed, in both cities the grandparents (most of whom had a low level of education)
do not act directly on the process of education of the grandchildren. However, they offer important support to the children´s education,
whether by managing the schedules of the in-school and out-of-school activities, or by transmitting values appreciated by the school.
They are, therefore, important agents in the care for grandchildren so that they have the necessary conditions for a good performance
at school.
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Intergenerational co-education, Relation between grandparents and grandchildren, Relación abuelos/as y nietos/as, Coeducación intergeneracional
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COUTRIM, R. M. da E.; SILVA, P. Other subjects in the family-school relationship: the role of grandparents in the educational process of grandchildren. Aula Abierta, v. 48, p. 97-104, 2019. Disponível em: <http://www.uniovi.net/ICE/publicaciones/Aula_Abierta/>. Acesso em: 19 mar. 2019.