Operationalizing Transformative Parent Engagement in Latino School Communities: A Case Study

Jimenez-Castellanos, Oscar; Ochoa, Alberto M.; Olivos, Edward M.

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“…Pertinent to this study, compared to other minority groups, Latino children overall are more likely to live in a household with a resident father who is accessible, responsible, and engaged in their care (Karberg et al, 2017). Early research on Latino families generated theoretical frameworks and research designs that reflected White, middle-class perspectives on education and positioned Latino families as outside the norm and therefore deficient (Jiménez-Castellanos, Ochoa, & Olivos, 2016;Moreno & Chuang, 2015). These perspectives privileged forms of involvement in which parents were visible, involved at school, and possessed of social capital congruent with that of majority educators.…”

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“…Early research on Latino families generated theoretical frameworks and research designs that reflected White, middle-class perspectives on education and positioned Latino families as outside the norm and therefore deficient (Jiménez-Castellanos, Ochoa, & Olivos, 2016; Moreno & Chuang, 2015). These perspectives privileged forms of involvement in which parents were visible, involved at school, and possessed of social capital congruent with that of majority educators.…”

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Estar Pendiente: Exploring the School Engagement of Involved Latino Fathers

FitzGerald

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Quiñones

2019

Journal of School Leadership

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This study foregrounds the voices of fathers, challenges normative notions of paternal engagement, and contributes to an understanding of how and why Latino fathers of middle school students support their children's educational success. A subset of five Latino fathers from a larger study responded to interview questions probing their motivations and forms of parental involvement based on the Hoover-Dempsey and Sandler's model. Fathers constructed their roles as parent or partnership focused, despite fathers' reports of overcoming obstacles such as lack of knowledge and skills, or time and energy. Their children's invitations, rather than teacher or school invitations, most powerfully predicted fathers' home-based involvement.

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Section: Latino Fathers’ Involvementmentioning

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Estar Pendiente: Exploring the School Engagement of Involved Latino Fathers

FitzGerald

White

Quiñones

2019

Journal of School Leadership

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“…This suggests that engaging Latino caregivers in all aspects of developing and running parent engagement programs may be integral to their success. Latino caregivers may be able to tap into their protective cultural resources, such as having a sense of obligation for their family's welfare and human capital to positively affect their children's academic achievement (Jimenez‐Castellanos et al, 2016; Perreira et al, 2010). Further, extant literature on social capital indicates that these social resources can facilitate positive outcomes in youth's well‐being, including their academic success (Jimenez‐Castellanos et al, 2016; Perreira et al, 2010; Williams et al, 2017).…”

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Engaging Latino parents: An outcome evaluation of the Academia de Cultura Latina Para Padres

Ciro

Moreno

Ramos

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Journal Community Psychology

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Social capital interventions have been linked to various health and well-being outcomes in children and families. This study evaluated the Academia de Cultura Latina Para Padres (ACLP), a grass roots women-led parent engagement program that aimed to increase its participants' understanding and access to information about their children's education to support their academic success. Cross-sectional data were collected from 100 Latino caregivers who were on average 40.3 (SD = 12.12) years old, participated in the ACLP program between September and November 2019, and had at least one child or grandchild who attended Rosa Parks Elementary School in San Diego, California. A paired t test and multiple linear regression were conducted to compare the participants' scores on a pretest and posttest. A thematic analysis approach was also used to code participant responses to open-ended workshop satisfaction questionnaires. Participants scored significantly higher on the posttest after participating in the ACLP program, and although we did not find a significant relationship between the participants' attendance and posttests, we found a significant relationship between their positive ratings of the workshops and posttest scores. Findings from this study can inform future parent involvement programs, strategies for community engagement and practice with Latino caregivers, and research.

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“…Understanding the development, quality, and sustainability of schoolbased parent networks may be especially important because of the central role schools play in connecting parents (Bennett et al, 2012). At the same time, researchers point to a growing disconnect between schools and the low-income and Latinx communities they serve (Delgado-Gaitan, 1992;Jiménez-Castellanos et al, 2016), suggesting that the development of parent networks in these communities must not be taken for granted and may require specific intervention to promote their development (Bolívar & Chrispeels, 2011).…”

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The Development and Sustainability of School-Based Parent Networks in Low-Income Latinx Communities: A Mixed-Methods Investigation

Rangel

Shoji

Gamoran

2020

American Educational Research Journal

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Research suggests that school-based parent networks have significant benefits for children’s education, yet scholars know very little about how such relationships form and develop over time. This study uses interview and survey data with elementary school parents in predominantly low-income Latinx communities to examine how parents meet one another; how deeper, more trusting relationships develop; and how the size and quality of parent networks change over time in the presence and absence of a family engagement program. Interview data suggest few and infrequent opportunities for parents to meet one another, which makes building relationships characterized by trust and shared expectations more difficult. The quantitative results show positive short-term effects of the program but differential effects over time.

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Operationalizing Transformative Parent Engagement in Latino School Communities: A Case Study

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Estar Pendiente: Exploring the School Engagement of Involved Latino Fathers

Estar Pendiente: Exploring the School Engagement of Involved Latino Fathers

Engaging Latino parents: An outcome evaluation of the Academia de Cultura Latina Para Padres

The Development and Sustainability of School-Based Parent Networks in Low-Income Latinx Communities: A Mixed-Methods Investigation

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