Rural Transformation and Newfoundland and Labrador Diaspora: Grandparents, Grandparenting, Community and School Relations

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Introduction....Pages 1-39
Front Matter....Pages 41-41
Rural Newfoundland and Labrador....Pages 43-54
Memoirs from Away, a New Found Land Girlhood (An Excerpt)....Pages 55-70
Remittance, the New Way to Work in Newfoundland and Labrador....Pages 71-77
Alberta’s Oil Sand Workers and the Role of Grandparents....Pages 79-82
Front Matter....Pages 83-83
Prominence of Grandparents....Pages 85-90
The Role of Grandparents in the Development of Community....Pages 91-99
Goat Island....Pages 101-107
The Influence of Grandparents Within Families and Communities....Pages 109-115
A Grandmother’s Contribution to Community & Community Culture....Pages 117-123
Grandparents as Contributors to Community and Community Culture....Pages 125-131
Nan “M” about Churchville....Pages 133-138
Grandparents and Community....Pages 139-146
The Role of Grandparenting....Pages 147-153
Front Matter....Pages 155-155
Newfoundland and Labrador Diaspora....Pages 157-175
Parenting Two Generations....Pages 177-186
The Forgotten Catalogue....Pages 187-206
Grandparents Passing Legacies Through Story Telling and Active Living....Pages 207-215
“It’s Wonderful to be a Newfoundland Grandmother”....Pages 217-230
Returning to Our Roots…Vegetables....Pages 231-241
Front Matter....Pages 155-155
The Role of Grandparents....Pages 243-250
The Affects of Divorce on Grandparents....Pages 251-259
Contributions of Grandparents in Today’s Society....Pages 261-270
The Dynamic and Diverse Roles of Grandparents....Pages 271-280
Grandparents’ Roles in Changing Schools, Communities and Families....Pages 281-291
The Ties That Bind....Pages 293-307
Supporting Roles of Grandparents in Holding the Family Together....Pages 309-317
The Increased Role of Grandparents in Newfoundland Families....Pages 319-326
Grandparents’ Roles in School, Community and Families....Pages 327-334
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren....Pages 335-346
The Role of Grandparents....Pages 347-353
The Role of Grandparents in Today’s Society....Pages 355-360
Grandparents’ Role in Their Grandchildren’s Education....Pages 361-365
Grandparenting in Newfoundland and Labrador....Pages 367-372
Front Matter....Pages 373-373
Making Sense....Pages 375-382
Future Newfoundland Grandparents....Pages 383-433
Back Matter....Pages 435-436