Year: 2006
Type: dissertation
Abstract: This study examines ethnic group differences on different dimensions of parentrated\nand teacher-rated parent involvement after adjusting for the influence of family\nsocioeconomic factors, and the role of involvement scale in moderating ethnic\ndifferences in parent involvement. Parents and teachers provided information on parent\ninvolvement for 476 first-grade children attending one of three school districts (1 urban,\n2 small city) in Southwest Texas, who were recruited in two sequential cohorts to\nparticipate in a larger longitudinal study on the impact of grade retention on academic\nachievement and psychosocial outcomes. Parents rated the following four dimensions of\nparent involvement: Positive Perceptions about School, Communication, Parent-Teacher\nShared Responsibility, and Parent School-Based Involvement. Teachers rated the\nfollowing three dimensions of parent involvement: Alliance, General Parent\nInvolvement, and Teacher Initiation of Involvement. The two research hypotheses\ngenerated for this study were partially supported by the data. As predicted, controlling\nfor parent education and employment status, the data showed significant ethnic/racial\ngroup differences in Communication (parent-rated), Alliance (teacher-rated), and General Parent Involvement (teacher-rated). In addition, ethnic differences in parent\ninvolvement were moderated by the type of involvement for teacher ratings. However,\ncontrary to prediction, no significant ethnic differences were found in Parent School-\nBased Involvement (parent-rated) whereas significant ethnic differences were noted in\nParent-Teacher Shared Responsibility (parent-rated). In addition, ethnic differences in\nparent involvement were not moderated by the type of involvement for parent ratings.\nCurrent results demonstrated a low correspondence between parent ratings and teacher\nratings on parents’ school-based involvement. Possible explanations and implications for\ncurrent findings and suggestions for future research were discussed.
Author: Shuk Wa Wong
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2297905212