Education: Jurnal Sosial Humaniora dan Pendidikan
Vol. 5 No. 1 (2025): Maret: Jurnal Sosial Humanoria dan Pendidikan

Parental Strategies in Fostering Children’s Literacy Habits in the Digital Era: A Qualitative Study of Urban Families

Dinda Ayu Kusumaningrum (Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga)
Ahmad Fikri Ramadhan (Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga)
Melati Puspita Anjani (Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Mar 2025

Abstract

This study examined parental strategies in fostering children’s literacy habits in the digital era within urban families. A qualitative case study design was employed, involving 12 families with elementary–school–aged children. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, limited observations, and supporting documentation, and were analyzed using thematic analysis through systematic coding, categorization, and theme development. The findings identified four principal strategies: structuring a home literacy environment, negotiating digital device use, positioning reading as a relational activity, and adapting literacy routines to time constraints shaped by urban work patterns. The results indicated that sustained literacy habits were formed through integrated, dialogic, and adaptive practices rather than rigid technological control. Family literacy in the digital era emerged as a socially negotiated practice embedded in everyday routines and influenced by urban dynamics. The study contributes conceptually to the development of the home literacy environment framework in digital contexts and offers practical implications for family-based literacy programs.

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Abbrev

Education

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Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Other

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Pendidikan usia dini. Pendidikan Dasar. Pelajaran kedua. Pendidikan yang lebih tinggi. Pendidikan Karakter. Pendidikan non formal. Pendidikan Informal. Pendidikan Inklusi, dan Pendidikan Luar Biasa Lainnya (Bencana, Kemasyarakatan, Anti Korupsi, Bela Negara, dll). Sosial Humaniora ...