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Yull, Denise; Wilson, Marguerite; Murray, Carla; Parham, Lawrence – School Community Journal, 2018
Parents' involvement in their children's education is widely understood as a key component of educational success. However, schools typically expect parents to engage with the school system in ways consistent with White, middle-class parenting and behavioral norms and in ways that are deferential to the school's agenda. In this article, we report…
Descriptors: Racial Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Parent Participation, Mentors
Abuya, Benta A.; Wekulo, Patricia; Muhia, Nelson – Qualitative Research in Education, 2018
The objective of this paper is to examine the perceptions of community elders and parents on their roles regarding support to their children's education. Data come from the qualitative component of a baseline survey conducted in Korogocho and Viwandani, two urban informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya. Data were collected in April-May 2016 through…
Descriptors: Slums, Urban Areas, Gender Differences, Parent Participation
Nichols, Sue; Stahl, Garth – Gender and Education, 2017
The field of youth sociology has been challenged to reconsider the role of parenting in the lives of young adults. This paper presents a multiple-case study investigation into young men's transitions from school into further education in an Australian context. We will argue that relationships with parents are materially, socially and emotionally…
Descriptors: Males, Parent Child Relationship, High School Students, Parent Role
McHale, James P.; Gaskin-Butler, Vikki; McKay, Katherine; Gallardo, Gypsy – ZERO TO THREE, 2013
Strong, positive coparenting alliances play adaptive functions in a wide variety of family systems. For unmarried, expectant parents in nonromantic relationships, impediments to developing a positive coparenting alliance are formidable. However, these obstacles must be overcome if unmarried fathers are to stay engaged and coparent their child…
Descriptors: Intervention, African American Family, Interpersonal Relationship, Fathers
Harji, Madhubala Bava; Balakrishnan, Kavitha; Letchumanan, Krishnanveni – English Language Teaching, 2016
Realising the clear dichotomy between schools and homes, the Malaysia government has now turned its attention to stakeholders and called for an increase involvement of parents, who are critical in transforming the education system. However, a clear line of demarcation continues to exist between the two prime educators of young children. Schools…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Multimedia Materials
Alexander, Shelley T. – Journal of Jewish Education, 2013
This article offers a conceptual framework for assessing PJ Library programming grounded in the relevant scholarly literature and illustrated by way of conversations with PJ Library parents. It is built around three themes concerning how parents view their role as facilitators in their child's religious and cultural identity formation through the…
Descriptors: Jews, Judaism, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Attitudes
Plata-Potter, Sandra Ixa; de Guzman, Maria Rosario T. – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2012
This phenomenological study examines Mexican immigrant parents' experiences of helping their children navigate and succeed in school and their perceptions regarding differences between the U.S. and Mexican educational systems. Findings highlight parents' challenges in helping their children succeed in a new and unfamiliar school system and the…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Mexican Americans, Phenomenology, Parent Attitudes
Pointer, 1982
The article presents an interview with Dr. Franz Huber, developer and director of the American University Summer Enrichment Program for Gifted and Talented Children (6 to 11 years old). A list of guidelines for parents is also offered. (SB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Enrichment Activities, Gifted, Interviews
Chenery, Mary Faeth; Akers, Ward – Camping Magazine, 1987
By interviewing parents and reviewing letters of complaint, Camp Hy-Lake (Tennessee) identified six conditions/outcomes parents expected of a good camp experience. By providing those conditions the camp improved its camper return rate from 60 to 80% in approximately two years and increased camper returns from two to three and a half years. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Camping, Improvement Programs, Marketing, Outdoor Education
Badger, Earladeen D. – 1969
This study hypothesized that mothers from a low socioeconomic area could be trained by teachers to implement an infant tutorial program using their 1- to 2-year-old children as subjects. The 20 mothers recruited were ADC recipients or met the OEO poverty definition. Mothers agreed to attend a 2 hour weekly class to learn teaching techniques to be…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged, Infants
Hartford, Dale – 1976
Described is a preschool program providing early intervention and diagnostic planning for 26 3-and 4-year-old learning disabled children. Common problems with the children are discussed; and mothers' attitudes, roles, and benefits are recounted in their own words. The team approach to learning is examined with the role of each staff member…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Exceptional Child Education, Intervention, Learning Disabilities
Booker, Salih – 1995
Part of the series "Early Childhood Development: Practice and Reflections," this report details the Kushanda Project, an early childhood education program in Zimbabwe. The Kushanda Project is a 16-person organization that has helped parents in rural Zimbabwe communities to understand the value of early childhood education and…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Clinics, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries
Towns, Kathryn; Jones, Bruce T. – 1979
A Parents as Resource Program was offered in eight elementary schools in an inner city school system. Approximately 160 parents, mostly mothers, completed a 10-week series of workshops constructed to increase parental self-confidence, to develop awareness of affective childrearing practices and to demonstrate creative use of materials available in…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Communication Skills, Intervention, Parent Attitudes
Zetlin, Andrea G.; And Others – Equity and Choice, 1994
Describes a collaborative project between California State University, Los Angeles, and an urban elementary school that fostered conditions for parent involvement in the school and home-school cooperation. Workshops, English classes, and a parent mentor program were features of the successful effort. (SLD)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College School Cooperation, Educational Practices, Elementary Education
Fernandez, Irene – 1973
The author states that hundreds of schools throughout the country are discovering that a positive factor for academic achievement is parental involvement. Schools are finding out that parents "do care" and that, given the opportunity, they can influence and further enchance the educational opportunities of their children. Some question facing the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Programs, Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship
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