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Direct linkAnderson, Machele; Cox, Ronald B., Jr.; Giano, Zachary; Shreffler, Karina M. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2020
Latino parents have lower levels of school involvement compared to other ethnic groups, which is often attributed--though not tested--to low English language proficiency. Using a population-based sample of 637 7th grade Latino youth attending an urban school district, we find no significant difference in maternal school involvement when mothers…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Parent Child Relationship, Urban Schools, School Districts
Rivera, Hector; Li, Jui-Teng – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2019
This study examines the relationship between Hispanic English learners' learning, their parents' involvement, and their teachers' empowerment through professional knowledge. It is believed that Hispanic parents' involvement in their children's school activities is more influential to academic performance and educational attitudes than is teacher…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Teacher Empowerment, Academic Achievement, English Language Learners
Inoa, Rafael – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2017
Parental involvement has often shared a positive correlation with student academic achievement. To better understand parental involvement dynamics among middle-class Latino families, in-depth parent interviews were conducted among 21 such parents. Results from this study which add to the educational literature include high levels of academic…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Academic Achievement, Hispanic American Students, Correlation
Mena, Jasmine A. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2011
Home-based parental involvement practices (i.e., educational encouragement, monitoring, and support) and their impact on students' academic persistence were investigated with a sample of 137, ninth-grade Latino students in a northeast high school. Structural Equation Modeling results indicate that the relationship between home-based parental…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Self Efficacy, Academic Persistence, Parent Participation
Hurtado-Ortiz, Maria; Gauvain, Mary – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2007
This study investigated how experiences in the family context contribute to the postsecondary educational attainment of Mexican American youth. The sample consisted of 104 recent high school graduates. One half of the sample was attending a 2-year college, and the other one half was not enrolled in any postsecondary institution. This study…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, College Attendance, Sibling Relationship, Parent Participation
Peer reviewedSoto, Lourdes Diaz – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1988
Examines differences in home environments of higher and lower achieving Puerto Rican fifth- and sixth-graders in urban Pennsylvania. Investigates parents' aspirations, concern for use of language, parental reinforcement, knowledge of child's educational progress, and value orientations. Links home environment to achievement. Discusses implications…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Family Environment, Grade 5, Grade 6
