Research and policy
Face to Face research literature review highlights
19 Oct 2010
As part of our Face to Face research project, the NLT commissioned the University of Dundee to produce:
- a synthesis of the evidence for why communicating with babies matters, in order to produce a definitive profile of the main issues from all relevant disciplines
- a knowledge review to identify the challenges and barriers for parents and caregivers in communicating with babies in order to elicit the most effective ways of encouraging parents and carers to communicate with babies
These have brought together a significant evidence base from a wide range of disciplines and perspectives including linguistics, psychology, education, social science, medicine and parenting.
Methodology
Two strategic database searches were undertaken for relevant literature using key words. These predominantly focused upon:
- studies of children in their early childhood (birth to three years)
- parent-infant interaction in developing language in early childhood
Fifteen electronic databases were searched. While over 5,000 hits were made, only 81 papers were sufficiently evidence-based to be included in the reviews.
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