Family factors and the educational success of children
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Family factors and the educational success of children
Routledge, 2010
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Includes bibliographies and index
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Description
Family Factors and the Educational Success of Children addresses a wide range of family variables and a diverse array of family situations in order to understand the dynamics of the multifaceted relationship between family realities and educational outcomes of children. It provides research on building effective partnerships between parents and teaches the importance of parental style, parental involvement as a means of improving family life, the influence of family factors on children of color, and the role of religion in influencing family and educational dynamics.
This book is a valuable resource for academics, family scientists, social workers, psychologists, parents, and students. The book contains research on a full variety of issues, which will provide insight into a wide range of practical matters regarding the influence of the family. The research methodology included in this book includes examining large data sets, case studies, research syntheses and other student surveys. As a result of reading this book, individuals will have greater insight into how a multitudinous number of family factors ultimately influence the educational success of children, whether that is experienced directly or indirectly.
This book was published as a double special issue of Marriage and Family Review.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: The Salience of Family Factors in Children's School Experiences William Jeynes
Summaries of the Effects of Parental Style and Parental Involvement
2. Parenting Styles: The impact on student achievement Lola Brown and Shrinidhi Iyengar
3. Families, their children's education, and the public school: An historical review Diana Hiatt-Michael
4. Father Involvement and Children's Early Learning: A Critical Review of Published Empirical Work from the Past 15 Years Jason Downer, Rodrigo Campos, Christine McWayne, and Tara Gartner
Parental Involvement and the Academic Achievement of Hispanic Students
5. Community Literacy Resources and Home Literacy practices among Immigrant Latino Families Leslie Reese and Claude Goldenberg
6. Examining Famial-Based Academic Success Factors in Urban High School Students: The Case of Puerto Rican Female High Achievers Rene Antrop-Gonzalez, William Velez, and Tomas Garrett
7. Expectations, Aspirations, and Achievement among Latino Students of Immigrant Families Dick M. Carpenter II
Education & Religion as a means of improving family life
8. Family, denomination and the adolescent worldview: an empirical enquiry among 13- to 15-year-old females in England and Wales Leslie J. Francis
9. The Influence of Religion on Latino Education, Marriage, and Social Views in the United States Gaston Espinosa
Parental Involvement as a Means of Improving the Quality of Life
10. Increased Family Involvement in School Predicts Improved Child-Teacher Relationships and Feelings about School for Low-income Children Eric Dearing, Holly Kreider, and Heather B. Weiss
11. Effects Of Parental Involvement On Experiences of Discrimination And Bullying William H. Jeynes
Improving Parental Involvement & Building Partnerships
12. How Parents and Teachers View their School Communities Sam Redding
13. Altering the Curriculum of the Home: Learning Environments for Korean and U.S. Students Susan J. Paik
14. Caregiver Engagement in Religious Urban Elementary Schools Martin Scanlan
15. High School Family Centers: Transformative Spaces Linking Schools and Families in Support of Student Learning Karen L. Mapp, Vivian R. Johnson, Carol Sills Strickland, and Catherine Meza
16. Families Home Schooling in a Virtual Charter School System Carol Klein and Mary Poplin
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