Assessing Parent Perceptions of School Fit: The Development and Measurement Qualities of a Survey Scale

Autor/inn/en	Bahena, Sofía; Schueler, Beth E.; McIntyre, Joseph; Gehlbach, Hunter
Titel	Assessing Parent Perceptions of School Fit: The Development and Measurement Qualities of a Survey Scale
Quelle	In: Applied Developmental Science, 20 (2016) 2, S.121-134 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1088-8691
DOI	10.1080/10888691.2015.1085308
Schlagwörter	Parent Attitudes; Test Construction; Surveys; Attitude Measures; Family Income; Instructional Program Divisions; Middle School Students; Elementary School Students; Statistical Analysis; Socioeconomic Influences; Institutional Characteristics; Interviews; Literature Reviews; Child Development; Educational Environment; Social Influences; High School Students; Educational Attainment; Parents; Racial Differences; Ethnic Groups; Language Usage; Self Efficacy; Satisfaction; Factor Structure; Test Validity; National Surveys; Factor Analysis; National Household Education Survey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elternverhalten; Testaufbau; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Familieneinkommen; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Statistische Analyse; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Kindesentwicklung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Sozialer Einfluss; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Eltern; Rassenunterschied; Ethnie; Sprachgebrauch; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Zufriedenheit; Faktorenstruktur; Testvalidität; Faktorenanalyse
Abstract	Students whose school environment fits their developmental needs also typically experience academic success and increased motivation. Most investigations of school fit, which focus on teachers' and students' perceptions, have found a general decline in fit across the transition from elementary to middle school. However, little research has examined the school-child fit from the parent perspective. In this article, we first detail the development process behind a new survey measure of parent perceptions of school fit. Second, using three online panel-based samples of parents from across the country (n[subscript 1] = 323, n[subscript 2] = 188, n[subscript 3] = 1,033), we evaluate the scale's measurement properties and conduct exploratory analyses examining grade-level and income-based differences on reported school fit. Finally, in line with previous research, we find that parents of middle school children perceived statistically significantly worse fit than parents of elementary school children. Among parents of high school students, we found that, on average, high-income parents perceive statistically significantly better fit than low-income parents. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01