The School-Parent Relationship across Different Income Levels

Autor/inn/en	Matthews, Alison; McPherson-Berg, Sherry L.; Quinton, Adalcy; Rotunda, Robert S.; Morote, Elsa-Sofia
Titel	The School-Parent Relationship across Different Income Levels
Quelle	In: Journal for Leadership and Instruction, 16 (2017) 1, S.15-21 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Parent School Relationship; Volunteers; Outreach Programs; Interpersonal Communication; Poverty; Middle Schools; Parent Surveys; Socioeconomic Influences; Comparative Analysis; Family Income; Low Income Groups; Communication Strategies; Cultural Relevance; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Freiwilliger; Jobcoaching; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Armut; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Familieneinkommen; Kommunikationsstrategie
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to investigate how the school-parent relationship (volunteering, outreach, and communicating) in schools differs among the poverty level of students. One hundred eighty-nine middle school parents answered a parental involvement survey. Comparisons were made between the poverty level of students (free and reduced lunch) and the school-parent relationship. Parent respondents represented high and low poverty groups. The school-parent relationship was categorized into three different variables: volunteering, outreach, and communicating. An independent sample t-test was conducted to compare the three variables. It was found that there was a significant difference in how schools communicate with parents from different income levels. Low income parents were less satisfied with the manner in which their child's school communicated with them. There was no significant difference in the other two variables (volunteering and outreach) across income levels. Cultural sensitivity training is recommended. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01