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

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What were the aims of this study?

The researchers investigated the influence parental socio-economic status and ethnicity had on parental involvement in children’s schooling and how this influenced achievement, aspirations and behaviour.

Existing research suggests that behavioural problems (aggressive-antisocial behaviour) affect achievement, and that parental academic involvement can improve school performance through reducing these problems. Previous research has also shown that parental socio-economic status and ethnicity affect schooling and occupational attainment. Adolescents from lower socio-economic backgrounds and ethnic minorities have been found to achieve lower academic performance, complete fewer years of schooling and having lower career aspirations.

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