Parental Involvement, Parenting Behaviors, and Children's Cognitive Development in Low-Income and Minority Families

Chang, Mido; Park, Boyoung; Singh, Kusum; Sung, Youngji Y.

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“…Another educational implication that follows the results of the present study suggests that quality of parental involvement with homework matters. The growing body of literature suggests that the quality of parental homework assistance can be improved by parent training programs (e.g., Chang, Park, Singh, & Sung, 2009). Finally, strong school-family partnerships and cooperation is an important factor improving the quality of parental involvement in children's homework (Haris & Goodall, 2008).…”

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Parental Involvement in Math Homework: Links to Children’s Performance and Motivation

Šilinskas

Kikas

2017

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research

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The present study examined the longitudinal associations between children's perceptions of parental involvement in math homework (control and support) and their math performance and motivation (taskpersistent homework behavior and math self-concept). Children (n = 512) reported their perceptions concerning parental involvement in sixthgrade math homework. In grades 3 and 6, children completed math tests, evaluated own math self-concept, and their mothers (n = 420) evaluated task persistence during homework. The results showed that low selfconcept in math predicted increased parental control, which in turn related to low math performance, task persistence, and math selfconcept. Second, perceived parental support was related to increased task persistence during homework. Finally, parental control was especially detrimental for boys' task persistence and math self-concept. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Parental Involvement in Math Homework: Links to Children’s Performance and Motivation

Šilinskas

Kikas

2017

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research

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“…In view of the above findings, many educators (e.g., Chang, Park, Singh, & Sung, 2009;Tizard et al, 1982) advocate that actual guidance and support should be provided to parents with low SES so that they can contribute to their children's academic success. Parents need more specific strategies to be effective in reading with their children at home.…”

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Involving parents in paired reading with preschoolers: Results from a randomized controlled trial

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Chow-Yeung

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Contemporary Educational Psychology

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A paired reading program was implemented for 195 Hong Kong preschoolers (mean age = 4.7 years) and their parents from families with a wide range of family income. The preschoolers were randomly assigned to experimental or waitlist control groups. The parents in the experimental group received 12 sessions of school-based training on paired reading in seven weeks. They were required to do paired reading with their children for at least four times in each of these seven weeks. At the end of the program, the preschoolers in the experimental group had better performance in word recognition and reading fluency than their counterparts in the control group.They were also reported as more competent and motivated in reading by their parents.More importantly, the program had many favorable effects on parents. Parents in the experimental group had higher self-efficacy in helping their children to be better readers and learners. They also reported that they had better relationships with their children. Their changes in relationships and self-efficacy were found to mediate the program impact on some of the child outcomes. However, family income did not moderate the effectiveness of the program. Families with high and low income both benefited from the program alike.

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“…Researchers claim that this is partly due to the impoverished conditions that many of the children live in and language barriers that underlie the low academic achievement and high dropout rates among Latino students (Singh & Sung, 2009). This is augmented by a plethora of barriers, as described in the literature review, and culture differences that often discourage parents from being actively involved in their children's education.…”

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“…This exacerbates the problem because students are not provided the academic support and guidance needed to inculcate the importance of an education, which in turn can aid in improving their academic achievement. Chang et al (2009) argued "that when parents are directly involved in their children's schoolwork, the children demonstrate higher levels of academic motivation and performance" (p. 2).…”

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The Relationship of the Parental Involvement of Latino Immigrant Parents of Middle School Students and Student Academic Achievement

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The Latino population in the United States is projected to increase significantly in the upcoming years as well as the numbers of Latino students enrolled in public schools.These schools are challenged with a gap in Latino student achievement when compared to White non-Hispanic students. Studies indicate that parental involvement in school settings has been correlated to student achievement and that parental involvement is lower for Latino parents than White parents.The purpose of this research study was to examine the relationship between parental involvement of seventh grade middle school Latino students and students' reading and mathematics achievement. The study also examined selected relevant demographic variables, including socioeconomic status, parents' level of education, single versus two-parent families, and the gender of the students and parents.The theoretical framework that supported this research study was derived from Joyce reading and math first-quarter grades., Still, after controlling for parental involvement, parents' socioeconomic status was positively related to mathematics achievement, as measured by the quarter report card grades.New research questions emerged and pertinent additional research is recommended that examines the relationship between specific characteristics of parental involvement and student achievement in larger samples or other geographical areas with similar demographics. Practical implications include suggestions that schools focus particularly on parents from lower SES backgrounds to help foster their children's optimal learning and achievement.

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Parental Involvement, Parenting Behaviors, and Children's Cognitive Development in Low-Income and Minority Families

Cited by 48 publications

References 23 publications

Parental Involvement in Math Homework: Links to Children’s Performance and Motivation

Parental Involvement in Math Homework: Links to Children’s Performance and Motivation

Involving parents in paired reading with preschoolers: Results from a randomized controlled trial

The Relationship of the Parental Involvement of Latino Immigrant Parents of Middle School Students and Student Academic Achievement

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