"Involvement, Engagement, and Community: Dimensions and Correlates of P" by John C. Brown, Erin M. Graves et al.
 

Economics

Involvement, Engagement, and Community: Dimensions and Correlates of Parental Participation in a Majority–Minority Urban School District

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This study examines parental participation in children’s schooling. Using a survey of parents of children attending a majority Hispanic school district, we employ exploratory factor analysis and determine that standard forms of participation align along two dimensions: Involvement and Engagement. Analysis reveals a third dimension: Parental Community. The data suggest that income but not educational attainment influence Involvement, whereas family circumstances correlate best with Engagement. Households with the closest proximity to a Spanish-language/immigrant culture feel the strongest sense of Parental Community. The findings may inform the design of programming to help involve parents more fully in their children’s schooling.

Publication Title

Urban Education

Publication Date

6-2022

Volume

57

Issue

5

First Page

899

Last Page

934

ISSN

00420-0859

DOI

10.1177/0042085920902245

Keywords

elementary school; Hispanic education; Hispanic students; Latino education; parental education; parental involvement; programs, sense of community, social, social capital, urban education

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