Family Involvement in the Education of Potential Drop-Out Children: A Comparative Study between Spain and Cyprus

Autor/inn/en	Martinez-Gonzalez, Raquel-Amaya; Symeou, Loizos; Alvarez-Blanco, Lucia; Roussounidou, Eleni; Iglesias-Muniz, Jesus; Cao-Fernandez, Maria-Auxiliadora
Titel	Family Involvement in the Education of Potential Drop-Out Children: A Comparative Study between Spain and Cyprus
Quelle	In: Educational Psychology, 28 (2008) 5, S.505-520 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0144-3410
Schlagwörter	Leisure Time; Parent Participation; Family Involvement; Parenting Styles; Adolescents; Measures (Individuals); Foreign Countries; Comparative Analysis; Dropouts; High Risk Students; Questionnaires; Parent Attitudes; Parent Aspiration; Academic Achievement; Parent Teacher Cooperation; Statistical Significance; Family School Relationship; Family Environment; Cyprus; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Freizeit; Elternmitwirkung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Messdaten; Ausland; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Problemschüler; Fragebogen; Elternverhalten; Elternwille; Schulleistung; Parent teacher relation; Parent-teacher cooperation; Parent-teacher relation; Parent-teacher relationship; Parent teacher relationship; Eltern-Lehrer-Beziehung; Familienmilieu; Zypern; Spanien
Abstract	This paper focuses on family involvement in the education of teenagers at risk of dropping out from compulsory secondary school. A questionnaire was completed by 131 Spanish and Cypriot families with children at six schools--three in each country. The questionnaire investigated: (1) parental perceptions of their children's activities in their free time; (2) academic expectations for their children; (3) parental concern regarding their children's education; and (4) parent-teacher interactions. Descriptive measures and t-test comparative analyses between Spain and Cyprus were undertaken. Results show that these families have an encouraging attitude towards their teenagers. Nonetheless, significant statistical differences between Spanish and Cypriot parents suggest that the Spanish families have a more protective parenting style than the Cypriot families. The study points to the lack of support for these families as regards advice and stimulation for their children at home, and to the need to promote school-family partnerships. (Contains 2 tables and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10