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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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Matthiesen, Noomi Christine Linde – Race, Ethnicity and Education, 2017
Drawing on discursive psychology this article examines the understandings teachers and principals in Danish Public Schools have regarding Somali diaspora parenting practices. Furthermore, the article investigates what these understandings mean in interaction with children in the classrooms and with parents in home-school communication. It is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Family School Relationship, Partnerships in Education
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Daniels, Doria – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2017
The ability of parents to nurture and support their children during their primary school years is considered to be fundamental for the child's development and learning. Teachers and educational psychologists assign great prominence to parental involvement as a tool to advance educational success for children, especially for those who are faced…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Child Development, Low Income, Cultural Capital