This study examines ethnic group differences on different dimensions of parentrated
and teacher-rated parent involvement after adjusting for the influence of family
socioeconomic factors, and the role of involvement scale in moderating ethnic
differences in parent involvement. Parents and teachers provided information on parent
involvement for 476 first-grade children attending one of three school districts (1 urban,
2 small city) in Southwest Texas, who were recruited in two sequential cohorts to
participate in a larger longitudinal study on the impact of grade retention on academic
achievement and psychosocial outcomes. Parents rated the following four dimensions of
parent involvement: Positive Perceptions about School, Communication, Parent-Teacher
Shared Responsibility, and Parent School-Based Involvement. Teachers rated the
following three dimensions of parent involvement: Alliance, General Parent
Involvement, and Teacher Initiation of Involvement. The two research hypotheses
generated for this study were partially supported by the data. As predicted, controlling
for parent education and employment status, the data showed significant ethnic/racial
group differences in Communication (parent-rated), Alliance (teacher-rated), and General Parent Involvement (teacher-rated). In addition, ethnic differences in parent
involvement were moderated by the type of involvement for teacher ratings. However,
contrary to prediction, no significant ethnic differences were found in Parent School-
Based Involvement (parent-rated) whereas significant ethnic differences were noted in
Parent-Teacher Shared Responsibility (parent-rated). In addition, ethnic differences in
parent involvement were not moderated by the type of involvement for parent ratings.
Current results demonstrated a low correspondence between parent ratings and teacher
ratings on parentsâ school-based involvement. Possible explanations and implications for
current findings and suggestions for future research were discussed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/4218 |
| Date | 30 October 2006 |
| Creators | Wong, Shuk Wa |
| Contributors | Hughes, Jan |
| Publisher | Texas A&M University |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Dissertation, text |
| Format | 333764 bytes, electronic, application/pdf, born digital |
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