An Exploration of the Alienation Experienced by African American Parents from Their Children's Educational Environment

Autor/inn/en	Brandon, Regina R.; Higgins, Kyle; Pierce, Tom; Tandy, Richard; Sileo, Nancy
Titel	An Exploration of the Alienation Experienced by African American Parents from Their Children's Educational Environment
Quelle	In: Remedial and Special Education, 31 (2010) 3, S.208-222 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0741-9325
DOI	10.1177/0741932509338350
Schlagwörter	Employment Level; Educational Environment; Public Education; African Americans; Parent Role; Parent Participation; Questionnaires; Parent Attitudes; Family Work Relationship; Parent Teacher Cooperation; Special Education; General Education; Family Structure; Educational Attainment; Parents; Barriers; Urban Schools + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Beschäftigungsgrad; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Öffentliche Erziehung; Afroamerikaner; Parental role; Elternrolle; Elternmitwirkung; Fragebogen; Elternverhalten; Parent teacher relation; Parent-teacher cooperation; Parent-teacher relation; Parent-teacher relationship; Parent teacher relationship; Eltern-Lehrer-Beziehung; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Allgemein bildendes Schulwesen; Allgemeinbildung; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Eltern; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule
Abstract	Current research suggests that parents are a key component to the school success of their children. However, in today's world, parents often work long hours, have more than one job, and participate in multiple responsibilities that may limit their participation. Because of the variety of factors that impinge on parents, educators often criticize them for their nonparticipation or limited participation in the school environment. The purpose of this study was to determine the degree of alienation, if any, that African American parents feel toward public education. A modified version of the "Barriers to School Involvement Survey" was administered to 421 African American parents. The questionnaire was factored into five problem categories for analysis (e.g., personal concerns, work, lack of interest, logistics, teacher/parent relationships). Although significance was found among the five problem categories and across the six research questions (e.g., problem categories, employment status, economics, special education vs. general education, family composition, and parent education levels), the findings indicate that parents did not view the five problem categories as a concern impacting their school involvement. (Contains 14 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10