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Direct linkXiying Wang; Binli Chen – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2024
Based on the first wave of the China Education Panel Survey, this study aims to test two competing mechanisms including son preference and meritocracy of leading to parents' expectations of and investment in their children's education. This article presents a general portrayal of academic performance among rural boys and girls. The findings depict…
Descriptors: Sons, Daughters, Academic Aspiration, Parent Attitudes
Liu, Ruth X. – Youth & Society, 2018
This study assesses the effects of physical and verbal discipline on delinquency among Chinese adolescents and whether parent-adolescent influences are domain and gender-specific. Data drawn from more than 2,700 middle school students from Fuzhou City, China yield results as follows: Parental use of physical and verbal discipline each increases…
Descriptors: Discipline, Punishment, Gender Differences, Middle School Students
Camacho-Thompson, Daisy E.; Gonzales, Nancy A.; Tein, Jenn-Yun – School Psychology, 2019
Parental academic involvement is critical in promoting children's long-term academic success and may be especially impactful during middle school. However, longitudinal research is lacking for Mexican-origin youth and has focused mostly on mothers. Mexican-origin mothers and fathers reported their academic involvement during seventh grade, and we…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing, Mexican Americans
Zhou, Nan; Buehler, Cheryl – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2019
Although the assertion that marital hostility relates to higher levels of youth adjustment difficulties has been well established, few studies have examined cooperative marital conflict in relation to youth behavior problems. This study examined the main and moderating effects of cooperative marital conflict on youth behavior problems in a sample…
Descriptors: Marital Instability, Conflict, Behavior Problems, Correlation
Corwyn, Robert F.; Bradley, Robert H. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2016
Relations between paternal autonomy support and four aspects of adolescent social competence and responsibility at age 16 were examined using data from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development. With controls on maternal autonomy support, significant relations were observed between paternal autonomy support and three of the four…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Fathers, Sons, Personal Autonomy
Parker, Tom – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2012
As a fifth-grade mathematics teacher, the author tries to create authentic problem-solving activities that connect to the world in which his students live. He discovered a natural connection to his students' real world at a computer camp. A friend introduced him to Alice, a computer application developed at Carnegie Mellon, under the leadership of…
Descriptors: Video Games, Computer Oriented Programs, Problem Solving, Computers
Kumekawa, Patsy – Understanding Our Gifted, 2008
The author's 12-year-old 8th grader took the bulk of his courses at their local high school. To maintain contact with his age peers, he was bused to the middle school two days a week to eat lunch with his friends, practice in the school band, and take gym and health classes. This was part of a succession of unique acceleration strategies created…
Descriptors: Municipalities, High Schools, School Activities, Educational Experience
Download full textBerry, Robert Q., III. – Adults Learning Mathematics, 2008
The stories of four mathematically successful middle schools African American boys are used to describe the roles, perceptions, and experiences of their parents. The parents of played multiple roles for their sons: (a) guardians of opportunities, (b) standard setters, (c) resources for mathematical knowledge, and (d) models of success. As…
Descriptors: African American Students, Middle School Students, Mathematics Achievement, Sons
Fialka, Janice – International Journal of Whole Schooling, 2005
"Real inclusion" of kinds with special needs occurs everywhere, inside the classroom as well as outside. This is a fairly basic principle, however, it is not always easy to achieve. In this article, the author describes how her family have had to "fight" for inclusive education and shares some amazing moments of inclusion with…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Educational Principles, Coaching (Performance), Physical Activities
