I felt luck to get a response from Nirmala Rao. She is
the dean and professor of the Division of Learning, development & Diversity
of Hongkong University. She returned my email with her website http://hub.hku.hk/cris/rp/rp00953
and her colleague Dr. Hui li’s website http://hub.hku.hk/cris/rp/rp00926
I explored their interesting and publications, found a
research they have done on poverty issue as below
Title: Patterns of Early Development among Poor and Rural
Chinese and Indian Children.
Author(s): Rao, N; Zhou, J; Guo, LP; Liu, Q; Li, H
Issue Date: 2007.
I was not able to download the whole text of the article
from the list on their website. I decided to write to Professor Rao. I
asked her the specific issues of poverty they encounter in their professional
lives as well as those they are concerned about throughout the world. I wish
she could share their insight on poverty issue or she might send me some her
researches on poverty issue. So far I have not heard from her nor Dr. li.
Another conversation partner/podcast participant I have
connected is the NQS PLP team through facebook. The team provides my the links
as
I have search on the website. The new insights and
information about poverty issues I have learned was that children with single
parents are at the highest risk of poverty (ECA, 2013). Single parents are
likely to reduce income and need to consume more money such as replacing a new
house, spend more for childcare. Policy makers are trying to solve the issue. They
established a policy that provides the part job to single parents. However, the
new policy does not work and put single parents the highest risk of poverty. “The
jobs these parents are likely to get are unlikely to be well-paid. Children
will be the real losers as a result of this policy” (ECA, 2013). “Push the poor
further into poverty” (10 Stories of Single Mothers, n.d.).
Reference
Early Childhood Australia (ECA),
(last updated on December 5, 2013),
Welfare reform: What it means for sole parents and their children, Retrieved
from http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/every_child_magazine/every_child_index/welfare_reform_what_it_means.html
10 Stories of Single Mothers, (n.d.), Newstart is No New
Start for Familiesretrieved from http://www.10storiesofsinglemothers.org.au/newstart-is-no-new-start-for-families/
Single parents seem to be at-risk in most regions. It is really hard even for two working parents who have more than one child to make ends meet. Two working parents are taking on more than one job just to ensure the care and well-being of their family. I was a single parent and I know how hard that it can be working and raising a child. Now that I am married it is just as hard. My husband and I both work, however because half of my salary goes to childcare somedays it seems as though it is not even worth it to work. Once you think about the money that we pay for childcare and gas for a month, I might as well stay at home. Even though we struggle I still remain thankful for the things we do have knowing that there are many children in the world who have much less than mine do.
ReplyDeleteI agree that single parent families seem to be at risk in most regions. As a new parent, I am still home. I am looking for work and my fiance and I get by, but it is difficult some days with my income. However, when I do find work I need to weigh the cost of childcare when accepting a position. I hope you hear back from your professional contacts as well. It seems as most of us are having issues contacting people throughout the world.
ReplyDeleteI am with you on the poverty issues in my community but I didnot know we were in the top ten or even the highest in the country in 2011. I enjoyed reading you blog. Great job. Plus it is work on me as a single parent and going to school makes it harder.
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