A Squandered Resource: The Divestment of Mexican Parental Involvement in a New Gateway State

Autor/in	Petrone, Eleanor
Titel	A Squandered Resource: The Divestment of Mexican Parental Involvement in a New Gateway State
Quelle	In: School Community Journal, 26 (2016) 1, S.67-92 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-308X
Schlagwörter	Parent Participation; Parent School Relationship; English (Second Language); Language Proficiency; Immigrants; Mexican Americans; Hispanic American Students; Cultural Influences; Semi Structured Interviews; Foreign Countries; Cultural Differences; Elementary Secondary Education; Spanish Speaking; Barriers; Mexico; North Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elternmitwirkung; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Hispanoamerikaner; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Ausland; Kultureller Unterschied; Mexiko
Abstract	Parental involvement plays an important role in the academic success of children. Schools in new gateway states where there has not been a longstanding tradition of immigration often lack the cultural knowledge and linguistic resources necessary to serve immigrant youth and their families effectively. By examining the experiences of Mexican parents with Mexican schools and contrasting them to their experiences with U.S. schools in a new gateway state, the author provides insights into some of the challenges of eliciting the involvement of Mexican parents in a way schools deem appropriate. The constraint of English proficiency as a prerequisite for engaged parental involvement in U.S. schools is highlighted throughout the author's findings. Suggestions for school practices and teacher training that would promote Mexican parents' involvement are provided. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Academic Development Institute. 121 North Kickapoo Street, Lincoln, IL 62656. Tel: 1-800-759-1495; Web site: http://www.schoolcommunitynetwork.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01