Higher education administrators today are simultaneously encountering first-year college students that are struggling to handle common challenges and parents intervening on behalf of their college children. With the ongoing emerging adult mental and emotional health crisis, parental involvement continues to be on the rise. The occurrences of the…

Latino/Hispanics are one of the largest ethnic minority groups in the United States, yet they are underrepresented in higher education. Grounded on the social cognitive theory and the Hoover-Dempsey and Sandler model, the purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between parental expectations, parental involvement, parental…

This study tested a 5-year sequential mediation model linking paternal mind-mindedness in toddlerhood to child early academic achievement through a developmental process unfolding in the preschool years. A sample of 128 mostly White middle-class families (68 girls) living in Montreal, Canada was assessed for paternal mind-mindedness when children…

The aim of this study was twofold: (a) To carry out an in-depth investigation of pre-service teachers (PTs) beliefs regarding creativity and the perceived barriers of creative processes within early childhood education, and (b) To examine the extent to which PTs reflect their creativity within their pedagogical practices. The participants (n = 45)…

This study explores parents' views of science as a family sociocultural background that influences how parents support children's science talk as they engage in a science activity together at home. We focus on Indonesian families as they have distinct sociocultural characteristics that may yield different parent-child interactions than their…

Despite being in a digital age, the diversity of young people choosing to study and work in computing is of ongoing concern, especially low numbers of girls. This paper aims to determine the profile of students who are more likely to aspire to be computer scientists and provide insights into the key factors that shape their aspirations in this…

This correlational research study examined simultaneously the following, with regards to the outcome variable of whether students fulfilled their educational expectations 8 years after graduating high school across a nationally representative sample of participants: (1) the extent to which parents' academic expectations predict students'…

Children of teachers follow their parents into the profession at lower rates than those whose parents come from professions that are perceived to be more prestigious such as physicians, lawyers, and engineers. Teaching often suffers from a lack of prestige, low pay, potential danger, lack of autonomy, and other factors that contribute to negative…

The purpose of this qualitative explanatory study was to explore teachers' and parents' perceptions concerning the impact of their relationship on K-12 children's academic achievement. The following research questions guided the study: (1) How does parent engagement influence student academic achievement? (2) What are the barriers impacting…

The way in which young people's post-school intentions and pathways reflect their social background has been the subject of a good deal of research. However, much less attention has been paid to social differentiation in the amount and kind of career guidance information received by young people and its role in reinforcing or ameliorating social…

This interpretive qualitative study of 17 first-generation college students (FGCSs) in the U.S. uses parent-generated familial capital as an asset-based framework to recognize the various ways that parents contribute to their undergraduate students' career development. Six themes illustrate parental contributions: facilitating students' access to…

This study provides a model of a school-based, parent intervention to support parents in building children's mathematics understanding at home. Participating parents received instruction on how to support elementary children's mathematical homework using literacy strategies. The researchers designed and implemented a five-week model with the goal…

In the current study investigated the psychopathologies of parents, family functioning, child temperament characteristics, and attachment of kindergarten and primary school-age children who were brought to the child and adolescent psychiatry outpatient clinic due to school refusal behavior. Fifty-two children with school refusal and 64 children…

Stories about Black women's STEM journeys are limited in the literature. To build an innovative STEM ecosystem, all voices must be heard. Since students determine STEM career interest during their formative years, understanding K-12 experiences is crucial for promoting growth and inclusivity. Using a Black feminist thought framework, this study…

The present study uses a parent-offspring adoption design to examine the dual roles of heritable and environmental influences on children's mathematics achievement. Linked sets (N=195) of adopted children, adoptive parents, and birth parents each completed a measure of mathematics fluency (i.e., simple computational operations). Birth parent…