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Shahidul, S. M. – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2014
This study aims to discover how the cultural backgrounds of the marriage market affect school dropout outcome among girls in secondary school level in Bangladesh. This study focuses on the practice of dowry payments that a bride's family pays to the groom's family. Previous research has indicated that the dowry practice in marriage market hinders…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Background, Dropout Rate, Dropout Characteristics
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Cheung, Cecilia Sin-Sze; Pomerantz, Eva M. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2015
This research examined whether the benefits of parents' involvement in children's learning are due in part to value development among children. Four times over the 7th and 8th grades, 825 American and Chinese children (M age = 12.73 years) reported on their parents' involvement in their learning and their perceptions of the value their parents…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Parent Participation, Asians, North Americans
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Froiland, John Mark; Davison, Mark L. – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2014
Researchers examined associations of parental expectations and parental school relationships with school outcomes among U.S. middle and high school students. Nationally representative data involving families from the National Household Education Surveys were analyzed with structural equation modeling. Measures included interview responses about…
Descriptors: Parent Aspiration, Middle School Students, High School Students, Parent Background
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Rozek, Christopher S.; Hyde, Janet S.; Svoboda, Ryan C.; Hulleman, Chris S.; Harackiewicz, Judith M. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2015
A foundation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education is critical for students' college and career advancement, but many U.S. students fail to take advanced mathematics and science classes in high school. Research has neglected the potential role of parents in enhancing students' motivation for pursuing STEM courses.…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Science Education, Mathematics Education, Parent Child Relationship