Asian-American Parents: Are They Really Different?

Autor/inn/en	Wu, Fang; Qi, Sen
Titel	Asian-American Parents: Are They Really Different?
Quelle	(2004), (27 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Parenting Styles; Parent Participation; Parent Child Relationship; Asian Americans; Cultural Differences; Whites; African Americans; Hispanic Americans; Educational Attainment; Parent Attitudes; Kindergarten; Discipline; Parent School Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elternmitwirkung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Kultureller Unterschied; White; Weißer; Afroamerikaner; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Elternverhalten; Disziplin; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung
Abstract	Using the base year data of parent interviews (n=15,376) conducted by the U. S. Department of Education for the national Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS-K), this study examined patterns of parenting style of Asian-American parents (n=536) in six domains. Descriptive and ANOVA analyses revealed significant differences between Asian-American parents and parents in European-American, African-American, and Hispanic groups in their expectations of child's education attainment and expression of affection to children. More similarities than differences among the four ethnic groups were found in parental attitudes towards child's areas of development in kindergarten, parental school involvement, parental involvement with child at home, and parent disciplinary style. The Asian-American parents were further divided into three subgroups to examine possible with-in group differences. The three groups were: (1) Two parents, both parents are Asian-American (n=343), (2) Asian-American single parents (n=45), and (3) two parents with one parent being Asian-American (n=31). Results showed that although the three subgroups of parents differ in social economical status and education level, there were very few significant differences in all six domains of parenting across these three subgroups. This finding suggests that Asian parenting style is prominent in families as long as one parent is Asian-American. Policy and educational implications were discussed. Future directions of study are also suggested. (Author).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10