Latent Profile Analysis of Teacher Perceptions of Parent Contact and Comfort

Autor/inn/en	Stormont, Melissa; Herman, Keith C.; Reinke, Wendy M.; David, Kimberly B.; Goel, Nidhi
Titel	Latent Profile Analysis of Teacher Perceptions of Parent Contact and Comfort
Quelle	In: School Psychology Quarterly, 28 (2013) 3, S.195-209 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1045-3830
DOI	10.1037/spq0000004
Schlagwörter	Profiles; Parent Participation; Parent Teacher Cooperation; Correlation; Kindergarten; Elementary School Teachers; Regression (Statistics); Family Characteristics; Institutional Characteristics; Student Characteristics; Low Income; Behavior Problems; Self Control; Learning Problems; Family Problems; Stress Variables; Educational Environment; Family Environment; Teacher Attitudes; Measures (Individuals); Interpersonal Competence; Goodness of Fit; Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Elternmitwirkung; Parent teacher relation; Parent-teacher cooperation; Parent-teacher relation; Parent-teacher relationship; Parent teacher relationship; Eltern-Lehrer-Beziehung; Korrelation; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Niedriglohn; Selbstbeherrschung; Lernproblem; Familienkrise; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Familienmilieu; Lehrerverhalten; Messdaten; Interpersonale Kompetenz
Abstract	The purpose of the study was to explore patterns of parent involvement as perceived by teachers and identify correlates of these patterns. Parent involvement indicators and correlates were selected from a review of existing research. Participants included 34 teachers and 577 children in kindergarten through third grade. The vast majority of the sample was African American (78%), followed by Caucasian (19%) and other ethnic backgrounds (2%). Two subscales from the Parent Involvement-Teacher scale, contact and comfort, were entered as indicators in a latent profile analysis to determine the number and types of parent involvement classes. Contact included the frequency of interactions between parents and teachers; comfort included the quality of their relationship with the parent and how well their goals were aligned. Subsequent latent class regressions were conducted to identify student, school, and family characteristics associated with class membership. Three classes provided the optimal solution. This included two classes of parents with low contact with teachers but different comfort levels; one with low contact and low comfort (11%), and one with low contact but high comfort (71%). The remaining class, representing 18% of parents, was rated high on both contact and comfort. Low income status, family problems, and social, emotional, academic, and self-regulation problems distinguished the low comfort class from the other two classes. It is imperative to help teachers feel more comfortable working with families who may be experiencing substantial stressors and who also have children who need support across school and home settings. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01