Parent academic involvement as related to school behaviour, achievement, and aspirations: Demographic variations across adolescence

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Hill, N.E; Castellino, D.R; Lansford, J.E; Nowlin, P; Dodge, K.A; Bates, J.E.; Pettit, G.S.

Publisher

Child Development (2004) 75(5), pp.1491-1509

Introduction

Introduction
In what way does demographic background (socio-economic status and ethnicity) influence parental academic involvement in their children’s schooling?

Previous research has shown that parental involvement in schooling affects achievement which in turn influences career and educational aspirations. This research article investigated the influence demographic background (socio-economic status and ethnicity) had on parental involvement in children’s schooling and how this influenced achievement, aspirations and behaviour.

The research consisted of a multi-site longitudinal study of 463 families in the US states of Tennessee and Indiana. The study involved students from 7th grade (year 7, 12 years old) through to 11th grade (year 11, 16 years old).

The researchers found that parental socio-economic status and ethnicity both directly and indirectly influenced parental involvement in schooling and children’s progress.

Their findings will be useful to both practitioners and parents as they highlight the subtle differences in parental academic involvement in schooling and how these influence achievement, aspirations and behaviour.

Keywords:
USA; Key Stage 3; Key Stage 4; Secondary schools; Parents; Socioeconomic influences; Aspirations; Behaviour; Ethnicity

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