Parental Educational Involvement Conceived as the Arrangement of Contingency Operations

Autor/inn/en	Mellon, Robert C.; Moutavelis, Adrianos G.
Titel	Parental Educational Involvement Conceived as the Arrangement of Contingency Operations
Quelle	In: Educational Psychology, 29 (2009) 6, S.621-642 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0144-3410
Schlagwörter	Intervention; Educational Practices; Factor Analysis; Punishment; Positive Reinforcement; Negative Reinforcement; Parent Participation; Stimuli; School Involvement; Evaluation; Academic Achievement; Educational Psychology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungspraxis; Faktorenanalyse; Bestrafung; Negative Verstärkung; Elternmitwirkung; Anreizsystem; Schulmitwirkung; Evaluierung; Schulleistung; Erziehungspsychologie; Pädagogische Psychologie
Abstract	This study explored the utility of a conception of parental educational involvement as the arrangement of contingency operations that normatively change: the frequency of children's school-related behaviour, the reinforcing potency of stimuli produced by studying, and children's tendencies to request parental intervention. A child-report measure of parental contingency use was developed and administered to 1520 schoolchildren (Grades Four to Six). An exploratory factor analysis revealed three internally consistent dimensions of parental practices: use of punishment and negative reinforcement contingencies; use of positive reinforcement contingencies; and non-responsiveness to children's requests for educational intervention. Frequencies of use of punishment/negative reinforcement contingencies and of parental non-responsiveness were inversely correlated with use of positive reinforcement contingencies and with teacher's reports of children's achievement. These scales might therefore identify parents whose current educational practices are likely to be less than optimally effective, so that they might be helped to intervene more beneficially in their children's academic affairs. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10