Parental Involvement in College Application Decisions of Low-Income Students

Autor/in	Simmons, Felicia Nicole
Titel	Parental Involvement in College Application Decisions of Low-Income Students
Quelle	(2022), (143 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Walden University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	979-8-4387-1953-3
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Low Income Students; College Attendance; High School Graduates; Enrollment Trends; Parent Participation; College Applicants; Parent Influence; Public Schools; High School Students; Correlation; Faculty Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Elternmitwirkung; College applications; Studienbewerber; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Korrelation
Abstract	Nearly 27% of free and reduced-priced meal (FARM) high school students in an eastern state graduated in 2016-2017. Of these students, about 50% enrolled in college within one year after high school graduation. The purpose of this quantitative nonexperimental correlational design study was to explore a possible reason for low college enrollment for FARM students by examining the relationship between parental involvement, FARM status, and low college application rates. The research question addressed the relationship between parental involvement, students' FARM status, and the number of college applications. The theoretical framework was Epstein's model of parental involvement, which is about how parental involvement influences students' education. Archival FARM status data were collected from 229 FARM public high school students, and a regression analysis was used to examine the relationship among parental involvement, students' FARM status, and application to college. The results showed no statistically significant relationship between FARM status and the number of college applications (F(1,229) = 1.802, p = 0.181), no statistically significant relationship between FARM status and parental involvement (F(1,229) = 0.033, p = 0.855), and no statistically mediating effect of parental involvement (F(2,228) = 0.913, p = 0.403). The project study is a 3-day professional development for teachers of FARM high school students to better support parents in helping students with college applications. The content of the professional development may help teachers to better support FARM high school students with the college application process. Positive social change will occur when more FARM high school students enter college. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01