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Author: Cohen, Jennifer Lynn
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The Effect of Parental Involvement on Academic Achievement in Children Who Attended Head Start M.S.W. Thesis, California State University - Long Beach, 2002. MAI 41/02, p. 430, April 2003 Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79 Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning Keyword(s): Children, Academic Development; Educational Aspirations/Expectations; Ethnic Differences; Head Start; Hispanics; Parent-School involvement; Parental Influences; Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT- Math); Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT- Reading); Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT); Racial Differences The purpose of this study was to research whether several different forms of school parental involvement made a positive impact on a child's academic achievement among children who have previously or who are currently attending the Head Start program. Ethnic differences in parental aspirations among Caucasian, Hispanic and African American respondents were also explored. The sample for this study consisted of 192 parents of former or current Head Start children who participated in the National Longitudinal Survey (NLSY) and academic achievement was measured by PIAT math, reading recognition, reading comprehension and PPVT total standard scores. Results of the study revealed a significant relationship between the number of times a parent attended a school event and child reading recognition scores. It was found that Caucasian mothers had higher aspirations for their child's educational future than Hispanic or African American mothers did. Implications for school social work, policy and further research are also addressed. |
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Cohen, Jennifer Lynn. The Effect of Parental Involvement on Academic Achievement in Children Who Attended Head Start. M.S.W. Thesis, California State University - Long Beach, 2002. MAI 41/02, p. 430, April 2003. |