ERIC Number: ED597082
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Apr-28
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Lao Families' Educational Engagement: How Lao Parents and Family Members Support Their Children
Uy, Phitsamay Sychitkokhong
AERA Online Paper Repository, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (San Antonio, TX, Apr 27-May 1, 2017)
This paper aims to encourage a broader dialogue about how Lao immigrant parents from low socio-economic environment are able to support their children's development. It discusses how despite the challenges that immigrant Lao parents face daily (i.e., lack of English proficiency, mental health issues, and lack of familiarity with U.S. schools), they are invested in their children and support their learning. My discussion will complicate the extant literature on Southeast Asian American and parent engagement by highlighting the mechanisms through which current parent involvement strategies are not responsive to the Lao community. We need to do a better job of training both Lao parents and school members to collaborate together to support Lao American students.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Parents, Parent Participation, Parent Child Relationship, Child Development, Parent School Relationship, Comparative Education, Laotians, Family Relationship
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Laos; United States
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