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Book Synopsis Parent Perceptions of Effective Parental Engagement Strategies in Low Socioeconomic African American Communities by : Earl Robert Lattimore
Download or read book Parent Perceptions of Effective Parental Engagement Strategies in Low Socioeconomic African American Communities written by Earl Robert Lattimore and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As twenty-first century educators search for ways to close the achievement gap in America's city schools, many critically observe the plight of the urban school where students drop out, parents appear to be uninvolved, and competent teachers seem to be a scarce commodity (de Carvalho, 2001; Kyle & McIntyre, 2000; Williams, 1996). For many African-American, low income and increasingly single parents, finding time and energy to help with homework, volunteer and communicate regularly with teachers is challenging when there is an immediate concern for making ends meet. Serious help is needed.
Book Synopsis A Qualitative Study of the Perceptions of African American Parents of Low Socioeconomic Status about Their Involvement with Their Children's Schools by : Vivian A. Roper
Download or read book A Qualitative Study of the Perceptions of African American Parents of Low Socioeconomic Status about Their Involvement with Their Children's Schools written by Vivian A. Roper and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interest in the perceptions of African American parents about their relationships with their children's teacher necessitated a search for answers through the voices of African American parents of low socioeconomic status whose children are considered actively engaged in the academic programs at an urban charter school. Some of the educational literature supports that race is a factor in the investigation of relationships between parents of color and schools. The goals of this critical, phenomenological study is to share the voices and perceptions of these parents as they make sense of the relationships they experience when they are involved with their children's urban charter school. Four themes emerged in this study of the perceptions of African American parents about their relationships and involvement with their children's urban charter school teachers. The themes are labeled: 1) my mother/myself; 2) parent as teacher; 3) don't stereotype me; and 4) barrier breakers. The first theme illuminates that parents see the world, as it relates to school participation, through what they experienced as children. The second theme exemplifies how parents provide their children with cultural and social capital when they teach and demonstrate the importance, the value of education . The third theme reveals what parents think teacher think about working-class African American parents with regard to the value of education . The fourth theme emphasizes how these parents use visibility and school culture to initiate relationships with the school personnel in their children's schools. Qualitative research that addresses perceptions of African American parents whose children are actively engaged in school may provide important insights for educators to consider as they endeavor to implement effective programs to improve student engagement amidst issues of class, race, and unequal power that line the walls of hegemonic institution of public education.
Book Synopsis At Risk "parent and Family" School Involvement by : Gary L. Reglin
Download or read book At Risk "parent and Family" School Involvement written by Gary L. Reglin and published by Charles C. Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 1993 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Done to Us, Not with Us by : Brian K. Bridges
Download or read book Done to Us, Not with Us written by Brian K. Bridges and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the importance of postsecondary education to the economic and social vitality of the U.S. and the individuals who pursue this academic goal, the educational pipeline to and through college is broken for communities of color, the fastest-growing segment of the population. This report offers a revealing glimpse of the American system of public education from the perspective of those with the biggest stake in better schools: the parents of the African American children who are least well served by the system. This report is a meta-analysis of a two-part research program that involved both a quantitative survey and qualitative focus groups. The study was conducted in February and March 2012 in five target cities: Atlanta, Detroit, Memphis, New Orleans, and Washington, D.C. These cities were chosen because they have large African American populations, robust education reform efforts are under way or are part of a planning process to address the cities' challenges, and United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has a strong institutional presence there. These cities in particular face many of the educational challenges that prevent too many African American children from fulfilling their potential, and they therefore serve as excellent testing grounds. The key findings from this study reinforce and add greater details to the body of knowledge about African American parents and their involvement in the education of their children. Most important, a substantial percentage of low-income African American parents and caregivers who participated in the study (87 percent) have high aspirations for their children and overwhelmingly want them to graduate from college. An appendix contains the following: (1) Data Collection Methods; and (2) Topics on Which Low-Income Parents Would Like More Information to Support Their Child's Academic Progress.
Book Synopsis A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study by : Barbara Ragin-Champagne
Download or read book A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study written by Barbara Ragin-Champagne and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this hermeneutic phenomenological study was to explore and ascribe meaning to African American parents' lived experiences in the education of their middle school students in rural east-central South Carolina. Two theoretical frameworks guided this study as they related to the levels and the effect of parental self-efficacy on parental engagement: Hoover-Dempsey and Sandler's revised model of parental involvement and Bandura's self-efficacy theory. The central research question for this study was "What are the perceptions and lived experiences of rural African American middle-school parents and their involvement in parental engagement activities?" Three subsequent sub-questions on parental self-efficacy, role construction, and invitations for engagements were: (a) "How does African American parents' self-efficacy influence their decisions to become involved with the school? (b) "How do African American parents describe their parental role construction in their children's education? (c) "How do African American parents describe their response to the school's invitations to become involved?" Data on the phenomenon was collected through semi-structured interviews, document analysis, and a focus group. This study concluded that rural African American parents' perspectives on parental engagement are influenced by their parental self-efficacy, role construction, communications with and from the school, and influences on community members. The findings on the influence of the community on the parental engagement of rural African American parents and child-specific non-academic related invitations to parents are the basis for future investigation as there is a scarcity of research literature addressing this issue.
Book Synopsis Unique Challenges in Urban Schools by : Eric R. Jackson
Download or read book Unique Challenges in Urban Schools written by Eric R. Jackson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-04-03 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study explores the various ways in which parental involvement can help to increase student academic success. More specifically, this analysis is based on the notions that: 1) parent involvement in inner city schools present unique challenges that are different from the traditional middle class perspective; 2) there is value in a cooperative approach between parents, teachers, and administrators that places the student at the center of each major discussion and decision; and 3) illustrates that parental involvement is a real perspective and not just rhetorical jargon. Although the focus of this book is in increasing parent involvement in inner city schools, readers must be mindful that the ultimate objective for this work and others like it is the successful educating of all children, so that they graduate from high school, and move into higher education, or into the workforce. Parent involvement by itself will not ensure academic success of children, but, combined with many strategies, including a clear understanding of the differences between an inner city school environment and a middle class school setting, effective teaching, sound and relevant curricula, safe and secure learning environment, and visionary leadership, children attending inner city schools can be just as effective as those in middle class school settings.
Book Synopsis Parent Involvement in Education and College Planning for African American High School Students by : Jennifer Threlfall
Download or read book Parent Involvement in Education and College Planning for African American High School Students written by Jennifer Threlfall and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parent involvement is critical for students' success in high school and in accessing college, especially in low-income and minority families. However, many schools have failed to engage low-income African American parents, thereby contributing to a popular narrative of uninvolved and uninterested parents. Traditional models of parent involvement have favored a narrow range of activities undertaken by white and middle class families and do not account for the wider social and cultural context in which parenting occurs. The purpose of this qualitative study was therefore to investigate (1) caregiver and adolescent perceptions of parent involvement in education and college planning for African American high school students, (2) barriers to involvement and resources that are drawn on, and (3) how perceptions of involvement might differ according to gender and family composition. The ultimate goal was to form a culturally and developmentally appropriate conceptualization of parent involvement in education and college planning for low-income African American high school students living in urban communities. In depth interviews were conducted with 24 caregivers and 23 students recruited through a community based college access program. Data was analyzed using a grounded theory approach. Caregivers engaged in many activities that are included in traditional models: parents supported their children's learning at school, at home, and in the community, they built their children's motivation, and they laid a foundation on which learning could occur. Other types of involvement arose from the context in which the participants lived: parents navigated complex systems to gain access to particular schools and they taught their children how to confront discrimination. Barriers to involvement included lack of systemic knowledge, isolation in certain schools, stereotypes of African American families, developmental needs of the child, and time and money. Resources that caregivers drew from included extended family and friends, professional help, religious faith, self-reliance, and familial knowledge. Parent involvement different by gender principally in terms of racial socialization. The complexity and fluidity of the families in which the students lived made patterns of involvement according to family composition more difficult to discern. A conceptualization of parent involvement that incorporates these themes in addition to the individual and societal context is presented. Implications for social work research and practice are discussed.
Book Synopsis Families and Schools in a Pluralistic Society by : Nancy Feyl Chavkin
Download or read book Families and Schools in a Pluralistic Society written by Nancy Feyl Chavkin and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1993-02-02 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent research identifies increased parent involvement in education as a promising method to bolster student achievement. Statistics show that while many traditional white, middle class families have found ways to be involved with their children's schooling, our nation now needs to find ways to include more minority parents in their children's education. Most educators and parents would agree that minority parent involvement in education is essential; the mechanics of developing sensitive, realistic, and workable home-school relationships are more elusive. It requires a concerted effort by all involved to understand more about the complex parent-school relationship and to develop specific plans to help families. This comprehensive volume features substantial material from the nation's most renowned research projects on parent involvement—Stanford University's Center for the Study of Families, Children and Youth, the Johns Hopkins University's Center for Research on Elementary and Middle Schools, the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, and the National Catholic Education Association. In addition to a section on research, the book includes a section on practice that presents research-tested strategies on working with minority parents (Asian, American Indian, Hispanic, African American, and other minority groups). The book concludes with a section on future challenges that educators must confront and appendices on promising national programs and helpful resource materials.
Author :National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Publisher :National Academies Press ISBN 13 :0309388570 Total Pages :525 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (93 download)
Book Synopsis Parenting Matters by : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Download or read book Parenting Matters written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-11-21 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decades of research have demonstrated that the parent-child dyad and the environment of the familyâ€"which includes all primary caregiversâ€"are at the foundation of children's well- being and healthy development. From birth, children are learning and rely on parents and the other caregivers in their lives to protect and care for them. The impact of parents may never be greater than during the earliest years of life, when a child's brain is rapidly developing and when nearly all of her or his experiences are created and shaped by parents and the family environment. Parents help children build and refine their knowledge and skills, charting a trajectory for their health and well-being during childhood and beyond. The experience of parenting also impacts parents themselves. For instance, parenting can enrich and give focus to parents' lives; generate stress or calm; and create any number of emotions, including feelings of happiness, sadness, fulfillment, and anger. Parenting of young children today takes place in the context of significant ongoing developments. These include: a rapidly growing body of science on early childhood, increases in funding for programs and services for families, changing demographics of the U.S. population, and greater diversity of family structure. Additionally, parenting is increasingly being shaped by technology and increased access to information about parenting. Parenting Matters identifies parenting knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with positive developmental outcomes in children ages 0-8; universal/preventive and targeted strategies used in a variety of settings that have been effective with parents of young children and that support the identified knowledge, attitudes, and practices; and barriers to and facilitators for parents' use of practices that lead to healthy child outcomes as well as their participation in effective programs and services. This report makes recommendations directed at an array of stakeholders, for promoting the wide-scale adoption of effective programs and services for parents and on areas that warrant further research to inform policy and practice. It is meant to serve as a roadmap for the future of parenting policy, research, and practice in the United States.
Download or read book The Space Between written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a continued and recently growing difference in achievement between African American and White students and between African American boys and their female peers, attention is re-focusing on parents as agents of positive change. No Child Left Behind calls on schools to reduce inter-group achievement gaps in part by making parents instruments of their children's success. However, to effectively engage parents in their children's education and reduce the achievement gap, we must understand better the nature and effects of parental engagement and how the construct, as it is enacted, may differ across family race and child gender. With data for African American and White parents of boys and girls from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study - Kindergarten Class, this study tests, via structural equation modeling, a multidimensional conceptualization of parental engagement, its predictors, and its effects. Confirmatory factor analysis results support a five-factor, behavioral conceptualization of parental engagement for African American and White parents of boys and girls & mdash;each factor representing a role parents play when engaging in their children's learning: Resource Agent, Manager, Teacher, Encourager, and Relational Advocate. Parent-related constraints (such as socioeconomic status and education) was the strongest negative predictor of parental engagement and parental expectations across all groups, while school-related constraints (parent perceptions of school and teacher efforts to inform and engage them) was a particularly strong negative predictor of parental engagement for African American parents of girls only. Logistical constraints (such as inconvenient meeting times) and parental expectations were weak predictors of actual parental engagement for all four groups. For African American and White boys and girls alike, parental engagement was a moderate, positive predictor of their classroom effort, while parental engagement and effort were both strong, positive predictors of kindergarteners' cognitive performance. Results of latent mean analyses suggest that African American parents tend to engage less in their children's education than White parents. Nevertheless, while African American and White parents experience similar levels of school-related and logistical constraints, African American parents experience far more parent-related constraints than White parents, possibly explaining this racial gap in engagement. Implications of these findings for policy, research, and practice are discussed.
Book Synopsis African American Parent Involvement by : Marcheta Ganther Williams
Download or read book African American Parent Involvement written by Marcheta Ganther Williams and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract African American Parent Involvement: An examination of the characteristics that determine the most successful school and parent relationships between lower socioeconomic, African American parents and highly effective schools by Marcheta Ganther-Williams Doctor of Education University of California, Berkeley Professor Ingrid Seyer-Ochi, Chair The literature contains extensive research that focuses on parent involvement and parent involvement programs. The past decade and a half has warranted some parent involvement programs that focused on the student populations of African American students and lower socioeconomic status students. In schools in which the African American student population is small, establishing an African American parent group can help to develop relationships between families and the school to support students. This is especially important in schools in which the African American student population represents a low percentage of the school. In this study of three elementary schools, African American families are identified and their relationships with schools within the African American parent group are examined. In a review of the literature it was determined that continued study of how social status and social capital may moderate the effects of different types of parent involvement. Teachers, principals, and parents were examined. Using a case study format, this study focuses on three schools that have established African American parent groups. Through staff and parent interviews and observations, the study focuses on how the group develops and builds relationship between African American parents, the school, the principal and the school community. The findings of the study show that an effective group has structures in place that support the sustainability of the group over time. Principal and parent commitment is an important factor to ensure the stability and focus of the group. Other factors, such a unity among the group, are needed in order for the group to function in an optimal way. By being united in numbers, the group will prosper and be able to gain the support necessary to be successful. The influence of effective African American parent groups in schools in which the African American parent population is proportionally small can have important implications for district policies and practices.
Download or read book Black Children written by Janice E. Hale and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1982 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that since black children grow up in a distinct culture, they require 'an educational system that recognizes their strengths, their abilities, and their culture, and that incorporates them into the learning process'. -- Washington Post
Book Synopsis What Successful Schools Do to Involve Families by : Neal A. Glasgow
Download or read book What Successful Schools Do to Involve Families written by Neal A. Glasgow and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's clear that students learn best when they are supported by a community that values education and includes not only teachers but also parents, families, and other mentors. Yet schools often find it difficult to successfully involve parents and families in children's educational lives. Based on solid educational research that reflects culturally diverse communities, this important new book offers teachers and administrators 55 practical strategies for forming effective partnerships with every type of family group. The authors cover a wide range of opportunities for collaborating with families, from homework, parent conferences, and open houses to family literacy and math activities, to hot-button topics like bullying and discipline. Each strategy offers: - a synthesis of the related research - a description of how to use the strategy in a classroom or broader school setting - precautions and pitfalls for consideration to help make implementation reasonably error free - research sources for optional follow-up.
Book Synopsis Diverse Families, Competent Families by : Janet F. Gillespie
Download or read book Diverse Families, Competent Families written by Janet F. Gillespie and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-07-16 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you prepared to deliver effective services to a wide range of families and family situations? Diverse Families, Competent Families provides human service professionals with a portrait of the real lives and practical challenges of our nation's families as they face a new millennium. It examines family adaptation and competence in a variety of contexts and situations such as, day-to-day issues of coping and survival, as well as major milestones such as sending children off to school and becoming a caregiver for a family member. This unique book also spans multiple levels of families’existence, examining home, school, and the larger community to provide you with an understanding of the societal dynamics that can have an influence on families. With Diverse Families, Competent Families, you'll explore: the need to reexamine the ways that single parent families are viewed, and the risks inherent in over-generalizing about this type of family ways that men can make the most of their experience as fathers the relationship between parents’perceptions of teacher behavior and how willing they are to become involved at school the ways in which changes or disruptions in a family's functioning can influence their children's academic skills the results of an innovative intervention for “sandwiched” generation mothers who must simultaneously care for an older family member and attend to the needs of their own children ways to help Mexican immigrant parents feel more effective in their parenting roles In Diverse Families, Competent Families, you will discover new, and positive ways to view families, particularly ethnic minority families, low-income families, immigrant families, and families who are coping with specific life stressors such as financial loss, unemployment, divorce, and death.
Book Synopsis Handbook on Family and Community Engagement by : Sam Redding
Download or read book Handbook on Family and Community Engagement written by Sam Redding and published by IAP. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty-six of the best thinkers on family and community engagement were assembled to produce this Handbook, and they come to the task with varied backgrounds and lines of endeavor. Each could write volumes on the topics they address in the Handbook, and quite a few have. The authors tell us what they know in plain language, succinctly presented in short chapters with practical suggestions for states, districts, and schools. The vignettes in the Handbook give us vivid pictures of the real life of parents, teachers, and kids. In all, their portrayal is one of optimism and celebration of the goodness that encompasses the diversity of families, schools, and communities across our nation.
Book Synopsis African American Parents' Perceptions of Preferred School Activities for Parental Involvement by : Cynthia G. Lawson
Download or read book African American Parents' Perceptions of Preferred School Activities for Parental Involvement written by Cynthia G. Lawson and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Qualitative Study of African-American Parents’ Perceptions of Parental Involvement by : Justin R. Larmie
Download or read book A Qualitative Study of African-American Parents’ Perceptions of Parental Involvement written by Justin R. Larmie and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improved academic performance, among many other factors, has been linked in the research to parental involvement. Unfortunately, many view African-American parents as uninvolved because of the activities in which they choose to participate. This study is a narratological case study that examines the perceptions of African-American parents in regard to parental involvement. The initial research question was: What are the perceptions of parents regarding their involvement in schools? The three sub-questions that were used to help answer this were: (1) How do parents define involvement? (2) What are their experiences with parental involvement? and (3) How do teachers involve parents with their child’s school? Parental perceptions of parental involvement were analyzed using qualitative measures. The participants of this study were all African-American – four females and one male. This research study involved the study of parents’ perceptions by collecting data sources in the form of face-to-face interviews, written narratives, and a brief focus group. The findings of the research study imply that the definition of parental involvement lacks consideration of various ethnicities. Non-African-American parents might perceive African-American parents as uninvolved or disassociated with the learning of their children, while in reality, the tool by which parents are measured is inadequate. This suggests that school systems should invest time in providing professional development in better understanding how one’s lived experiences can shape one’s own truths and work to understand the perspective of parents of color .
