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Parent involvement and children's academic achievement: Evidence from a census of public school students in Brazil

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: In order to broaden findings beyond high-income countries, this study used path models to test associations between parent involvement and student achievement in Brazil using a 2017 census of public school students in fifth grade (N = 2,167,729, Mage = 11, 49 % female, 44% Parda, 29% White, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Indigenous) and ninth grade (N = 1,782,899, Mage = 15, 51% female, 46% Parda, 29% White, 12% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Indigenous). Parent involvement showed positive associations with student reading and math achievement for fifth graders (βs = .11 & .09) but essentially null associations for ninth graders (βs = −.01). Students' homework completion mediated associations in both grades (βs = .03). Parent education was not a strong moderator of associations.

Source: Child Development

DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13816

Authors: Andrew E Koepp, Elizabeth T Gershoff, Letícia J Marteleto

Institution: The University of Texas at Austin

Language: English

Topic: Parental Involvement in Education

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development