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Xu, Xinpei; Xu, Gangmin; Liu, Ming; Deng, Ciping – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
Background: Many studies on parental involvement in their children's education have limitations in cross-sectional designs in spite of examining the relationships between this involvement and achievement goal orientations. Thus, little is known about whether and how parental involvement affects achievement goal orientations over time. Aims: This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Academic Aspiration, Parent Participation
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Cui, Tianxue; Kam, Chester Chun Seng; Cheng, Emily Hongzhen; Liu, Qimeng – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
This study aimed to explore factors related to academic success (resilience) for students with socioeconomic disadvantages (SED) from the individual, school, and family domains. We also compared such factors with the results for students with socioeconomic advantages (SEA). A sample of 1767 eighth-graders (851 students with SEA and 916 students…
Descriptors: Success, Resilience (Psychology), At Risk Students, Disadvantaged Youth
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Sheng, Xiaoming – Gender and Education, 2012
This article employs the concept of cultural capital to examine the ways in which social difference in terms of gender are played out in parental involvement in children's schooling and higher education choice. The intention has been to provide an in-depth analysis of the ways in which Chinese mothers and fathers are involved in the process.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Mothers, Parent Participation, Academic Achievement