Parental Involvement in Education: Barriers and Opportunities for Hispanic and African American Middle School Students
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Johnson, Garfield
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2019-07-03
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en_US
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The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe the existing level of parental involvement in education and the perceived barriers and facilitators to parental involvement in a sample population of parents and educators of African American and Hispanic middle school students at public middle schools in Colorado. The aim of the study was to use the results to develop a parental involvement awareness and communication workshop for parents and educators that can subsequently be put into practice in one or more middle schools. The study used a qualitative methodology and empirical phenomenological research design, gathering data through in-depth interviews with a sample population (n = 15) of parents (n = 9) and educators (n = 6) of African American and Hispanic middle school students. Major themes identified from analysis of the interview data included different views on the meaning of parental involvement; parent and educator perspectives on parental involvement roles; perceptions and expressions of racial and/or ethnic bias; immigrants and immigration policy; and barriers to parental involvement. The most important barriers to parental involvement identified were: 1) lack of time due to work and other obligations; and 2) poor communication between parents and educators. It was recommended that educational leaders head a parent-educator workshop/quality improvement program on improving communications and encouraging increased parental involvement.
Keywords: Parental involvement, parental engagement, educational outcomes, African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, middle-school students
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Creighton University
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