Karolina Appelt KONTEKSTOWE UWARUNKOWANIA JAKOŚCI SPOŁECZNEGO ŚRODOWISKA ROZWOJU MAŁYCH DZIECI W POLSCE*

Abstrakt

The article presents results of research study on quality of the social
environment of development in early childhood and its contextual determinants.
The research was conducted within 2010-2012. The participants consisted of 972
children aged between 1 to 41 months and their parents who are of different socioeconomic
status, living in different parts of Poland. The research was carried out
in the domestic space, which is the most natural environment for children. The
American IT HOME Inventory (Infant/Todler Home Observation for Measurement of
the Environment) by Caldwell and Bradley in Polish adaptation IT-HOME/PL was
used. Conducted research allows to indicate factors which are the determinants of
the quality of child’s social environment in Poland, directions of farthest research
and indicators for organizing system of support for families in the most difficult
situation.