ERIC Number: EJ1365350
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Apr
Pages: 28
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ISSN: ISSN-0042-0859
EISSN: EISSN-1552-8340
Let's Talk: An Examination of Parental Involvement as a Predictor of STEM Achievement in Math for High School Girls
Howard, Nicol R.; Howard, Keith E.; Busse, R. T.; Hunt, Christine
Urban Education, v58 n4 p586-613 Apr 2023
This research was conducted to examine the influence of parental involvement, in the form of parent conversations, on mathematics achievement for high school girls. Data from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) public-use file provided a sample of 13,694 students, including 6,592 girls for our analyses. A scale for measuring parent conversations was developed and regression analyses were conducted to examine whether this scale variable predicted mathematics achievement. Results indicated that conversational parental involvement was a significant predictor of mathematics achievement for Black and White girls, but not Hispanic and Asian. Implications for research and policy initiatives are discussed.
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Predictor Variables, STEM Education, Mathematics Achievement, High School Students, Females, Longitudinal Studies, Parent Child Relationship, Racial Differences, Educational Policy
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (NCES)
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