ERIC Number: EJ963688
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Mar
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-5984
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Latino Parents' Motivations for Involvement in Their Children's Schooling: An Exploratory Study
Walker, Joan M. T.; Ice, Christa L.; Hoover-Dempsey, Kathleen V.; Sandler, Howard M.
Elementary School Journal, v111 n3 p409-429 Mar 2011
This study examines the ability of a theoretical model of the parental involvement process to predict Latino parents' involvement in their children's schooling. A sample of Latino parents (N = 147) of grade 1 through 6 children in a large urban public school district in the southeastern United States responded to surveys assessing model-based predictors of involvement (personal psychological beliefs, contextual motivators of involvement, perceived life-context variables), as well as levels of home- and school-based involvement. Home-based involvement was predicted by partnership-focused role construction (a personal psychological belief) and by specific invitations from the student (a contextual motivator of involvement). School-based involvement was predicted by specific invitations from the teacher (a contextual motivator) and by perceptions of time and energy for involvement (a life-context variable). Results are discussed with reference to research on Latino parents' involvement in children's schooling, as well as suggestions for school practices that may encourage parents' involvement. (Contains 2 tables and 2 notes.)
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Hispanic Americans, Parent Attitudes, Motivation, Predictor Variables, Urban Schools, Public Schools, Beliefs, Context Effect, Family Influence, Partnerships in Education, Students, Time, Elementary Schools, Mexican Americans, Immigrants, Self Efficacy
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 1; Grade 2; Grade 3; Grade 4; Grade 5; Grade 6
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Language: English
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