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Family Economic Status and Parental Involvement: Influences of Parental Expectation and Perceived Barriers
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Wang, Yiji; Deng, Ciping; Yang, Xiangdong – School Psychology International, 2016
Parental involvement in children's education is a critical factor associated with children's socio-emotional and educational outcomes. However, low parental involvement occurs more often among economically disadvantaged families. It is unclear what mechanisms may explain the association between family economic status and parents' educational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Income, Socioeconomic Status, Parent Participation
Mothers' Academic Gender Stereotypes and Education-Related Beliefs about Sons and Daughters in African American Families
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Wood, Dana; Kurtz-Costes, Beth; Rowley, Stephanie J.; Okeke-Adeyanju, Ndidi – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2010
The role of African American mothers' academic gender stereotype endorsement in shaping achievement-related expectations for and perceptions of their own children was examined. Mothers (N = 334) of 7th and 8th graders completed measures of expectations for their children's future educational attainment, perceptions of their children's academic…
Descriptors: African Americans, Sex Stereotypes, Mothers, Educational Attainment