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Levine, Kathryn A.; Sutherland, Dawn – Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 2013
Parent involvement in children's education remains one of the most significant predictors for children's academic achievement. This finding generally holds across the range of social group categories including race, culture, class, and family structure. However, relatively little research has been conducted on parental involvement in children's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Participation, Parent Role, Parent Attitudes
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Bodovski, Katerina; Durham, Rachel E. – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2010
The authors used the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K) data to examine the mathematics and science achievement of two immigrant groups in the United States--Chinese and Mexican students. The authors also assessed variation in parental practices and fifth-grade achievement according to ethnicity and the age…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Parent Participation, Academic Aspiration, Parent School Relationship