Parental Documentation Status and Educational Aspirations among Latino Adolescents: Mediating Effects of School Connectedness and Parental Attitudes towards Education

Autor/inn/en	Giano, Zachary; Tuttle, Brooke McQuerrey; Merten, Michael J.; Gallus, Kami L.; Cox, Ronald B.; Shreffler, Karina M.
Titel	Parental Documentation Status and Educational Aspirations among Latino Adolescents: Mediating Effects of School Connectedness and Parental Attitudes towards Education
Quelle	In: Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 40 (2018) 3, S.279-293 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0739-9863
DOI	10.1177/0739986318770377
Schlagwörter	Hispanic American Students; Adolescents; Student School Relationship; Parent Attitudes; Parent Influence; Correlation; Academic Aspiration; Structural Equation Models; Grade 7; Undocumented Immigrants; Student Surveys; Factor Analysis; Statistical Analysis; Oklahoma (Oklahoma City) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Schüler-Lehrer-Beziehung; Elternverhalten; Korrelation; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Illegaler Aufenthalt; Schülerbefragung; Faktorenanalyse; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Research suggests that Latino adolescents face challenges with respect to their perceptions of success in academia while falling behind in school competencies. This study examines pathways between parent characteristics, adolescent perceptions of parental academic importance, school connectedness, and academic aspirations/expectations for Latinos using a structural equation model. The entire population of seventh grade students was surveyed in the Oklahoma City Public School District (N = 1,832). The final model included Latino students (N = 661). Results found that 51.1% of all Latino adolescents identified as having an undocumented parent(s). Findings indicate that parental documentation was significantly associated with academic aspirations/expectations beyond being Latino. Parental documentation poses limitations on parents' ability to become actively involved in their adolescents' academics. Findings suggest efforts to increase academic aspirations/expectations should come from adolescent experiences (i.e., school connectedness) as citizenship issues are difficult to mitigate. Results should be used as support for such programs in targeting at-risk Latinos. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01