A Multidimensional, Multilevel Examination of Mother and Father Involvement among Culturally Diverse Head Start Families

Autor/inn/en	McWayne, Christine; Campos, Rodrigo; Owsianik, Marissa
Titel	A Multidimensional, Multilevel Examination of Mother and Father Involvement among Culturally Diverse Head Start Families
Quelle	In: Journal of School Psychology, 46 (2008) 5, S.551-573 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4405
DOI	10.1016/j.jsp.2008.06.001
Schlagwörter	Early Childhood Education; Disadvantaged Youth; Mothers; Family Involvement; Fathers; Student Diversity; Parent Participation; Parent Attitudes; Family Characteristics; Satisfaction; Parent School Relationship; Urban Schools; Predictor Variables; Gender Differences; Low Income Groups + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Mother; Mutter; Elternmitwirkung; Elternverhalten; Zufriedenheit; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Prädiktor; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	In this study we examined the relationships between family demographics and level of satisfaction with school contact as possible determinants of multiple dimensions of family involvement in early childhood education. Participants included 171 urban, Head Start parents (108 mothers and 63 fathers). Results revealed that for mothers, having less than a high school education was negatively associated with levels of home-school conferencing. For fathers, primary language spoken in the home was associated with both levels of home-school conferencing and school-based involvement, with Polish- and Spanish-speaking fathers participating less compared with their English-speaking counterparts. In addition, fathers of boys reported higher levels of home-school conferencing. Involvement at school was significantly associated with level of satisfaction with school contact for both mothers and fathers. Multilevel analyses revealed parent gender and satisfaction as the most salient predictors of involvement at the level of the family. Implications for future research, as well as family involvement practice and policy, are discussed. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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