African American Parental Involvement in Their Children's Middle School Experiences

Autor/inn/en	Archer-Banks, Diane A. M.; Behar-Horenstein, Linda S.
Titel	African American Parental Involvement in Their Children's Middle School Experiences
Quelle	In: Journal of Negro Education, 77 (2008) 2, S.143-156 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-2984
Schlagwörter	African American Students; Homework; Focus Groups; Parent Participation; Family Structure; Interviews; Parent School Relationship; School Personnel; Middle School Students; Socioeconomic Status; Educational Practices; School Policy; Workshops; Caring; Expectation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Hausaufgabe; Elternmitwirkung; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Schulpersonal; Middle school; Middle schools; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Bildungspraxis; Schulpolitik; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Care; Pflege; Sorge; Betreuung; Expectancy; Erwartung
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that influence African American parents' involvement in their children's middle school experiences. Two focus group interviews were conducted with African American parents. While the participants viewed parent involvement as important, they reported that family structure and socioeconomic status, school personnel's expectations of parents, and the practices and policies of middle school personnel influenced their level of involvement. The participants suggested that: setting higher expectations for African American students, establishing flexible meeting locations, offering workshops for homework help at home, and creating cultures that believe parents care would likely increase African American parent involvement. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10