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Curtiss, Sarah L.; Ebata, Aaron T. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
Families with children on the autism spectrum are often viewed in terms of their deficits rather than their strengths. Family meals are portrayed as sources of stress and struggle for parents and children. In this study, we take a resilience perspective to challenge underlying assumptions and get a more accurate picture of the nature of shared…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Eating Habits, Children, Autism
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Froiland, John Mark – School Psychology International, 2021
This article will review many forms of home-based parent involvement (e.g., shared reading; books at home; helping with homework; visiting museums; monitoring grades), parent beliefs (e.g., about the importance of school readiness skills; growth mindset for their children), parent expectations, parent-school relationships, and parent autonomy and…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parent Attitudes, School Readiness, Expectation
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Rudman, Nicholas Paul Charles – Research in Education, 2014
Homework in the primary school is a subject much debated by teachers, parents and pupils. This paper offers a brief critique of key issues in the current homework debate with particular reference to research literature, theoretical perspectives, educational policy and other professional publications. Consequently, a discourse between homework in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Homework, Educational Research, Academic Achievement
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Baker, Will; Sammons, Pam; Siraj-Blatchford, Iram; Sylva, Kathy; Melhuish, Edward C.; Taggart, Brenda – Oxford Review of Education, 2014
Educational and occupational aspirations have become an important reference point in policy debates about educational inequality. Low aspirations are presented as a major barrier to closing educational attainment gaps and increasing levels of social mobility. Our paper contributes to this on-going debate by presenting data on the educational…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Foreign Countries, Occupational Aspiration, Equal Education
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Van Voorhis, Frances L. – Education and Urban Society, 2011
Families, whether guided or instructed to, often become involved in their children's homework. This study examined the effects of a weekly interactive mathematics program (Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork-TIPS) on family involvement, emotions and attitudes, and student achievement. Students and families (N=153) from four urban elementary…
Descriptors: Homework, Mathematics Achievement, Family Involvement, Longitudinal Studies
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Cooper, Harris – Educational Leadership, 1989
Homework probably involves the complex interaction of more influences than any other instructional device. Because of differing home environments, homework fails as the great equalizer. Homework's value is also influenced by student characteristics, subject matter, and especially grade level. Guidelines and recommendations are provided. Includes…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Family Environment, Guidelines, Homework
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Xu, Jianzhong – Teachers College Record, 2004
This article calls attention to developmental and home conditions that affect the development of good work habits through homework. The first section examines recent studies that have alluded to the possibility of developing good work habits through family involvement with secondary school homework. The second section describes two survey studies,…
Descriptors: Educational Background, Secondary Schools, Family Involvement, Homework
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Jackson, Linda A.; von Eye, Alexander; Biocca, Frank; Barbatsis, Gretchen; Zhao, Yong; Fitzgerald, Hiram E. – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2005
HomeNetToo is a longitudinal field study designed to examine home Internet use by low-income families in the United States. Participants were 140 children, mostly African American, whose Internet use was continuously and automatically recorded for one year. This article focuses on relationships between children's main computer activities, academic…
Descriptors: Computers, Internet, Low Income Groups, Academic Achievement