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Kumi-Yeboah, Alex; Tsevi, Linda; Addai-Mununkum, Richardson – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2018
Situated in social capital theory, the purpose of this mixed-methods study was to investigate the relationship between African-born immigrant parents' educational level, income status, family structures, and academic performance of their children in the United States (U.S.). To that end, 205 African-born immigrant parents from a metropolitan city…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Family Income, Parent Background, Educational Attainment
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Osman, Ali; Månsson, Niclas – International Journal of Multicultural Education, 2015
This study examines the encounter of Somali parents with their children's teachers and how these relations "affect" their possibility of supporting their children's attaining a successful school experience. The study is inspired by and combines the insight and concept of social capital developed by Coleman and Bourdieu. The parents…
Descriptors: Parent Teacher Conferences, Parent Attitudes, Parent Participation, Educational Experience