ERIC Number: EJ1237107
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 25
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ISSN: ISSN-1522-7227
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Academic Socialization and the Transition to Kindergarten: Parental Beliefs about School Readiness and Involvement
Infant and Child Development, v28 n6 e2154 Nov-Dec 2019
The current study examines associations among parents' school readiness beliefs, home-based involvement, and measures of school readiness using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010-2011 (N = 13,999). A structural equation model was estimated, and results show that parents' school readiness beliefs and home-based involvement practices were positively associated with children's academic achievement and socio-emotional competencies. In addition, parents' school readiness beliefs were positively related to their home-based involvement practices. In other words, parents who placed more importance on school readiness engaged in more home-based involvement practices and had children with higher levels of academic achievement and socio-emotional competencies. Results also showed that parents' school readiness beliefs were more strongly related to academic achievement in comparison to socio-emotional competencies. Findings also demonstrated variation in parents' school readiness beliefs and involvement by race/ethnicity and socio-economic status. Overall, findings suggest that efforts to encourage and support parental involvement should pay attention to parents' school readiness beliefs and home-based involvement practices.
Descriptors: Socialization, Parent Attitudes, School Readiness, Correlation, Family Environment, Parent Participation, Kindergarten, Structural Equation Models, Academic Achievement, Social Development, Emotional Development, Comparative Analysis, Race, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
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Language: English
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