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Article Analysis: Parental Involvement In Education

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The article was found using OneSearch via the UNF Library website with the key phrase “parental involvement in education.” This particular study was chosen to analyze because the authors researched parental involvement in different socioeconomic classes across America, specific to high school students. In my very limited readings on the topic it seems that many articles focus on parental involvement during the elementary years with less research during the high school years.
Park, S. & Holloway, S. D. (2013). No parent left behind: predicting parental involvement in adolescents' education within a sociodemographically diverse population. The Journal of Educational Research, 106: 105-119. In reviewing the literature the authors concluded …show more content…

The authors selected all Black, White, and Latino participants who had previously reported having a child in high school. The authors state there was not enough data on Asian, Pacific Islander, and Native American families to include them in the analysis. The authors also excluded 134 cases in which the respondent did not specify the mother’s level of education. The final sample included 3,248 respondents with 71% of the respondents identifying as White, 12% identifying as Black, and 17% identifying as …show more content…

The racial/ethnic makeup of the school and the socioeconomic status of the families must be taken into consideration when deciding how to reach out to parents. Adapting the outreach approach to meet the needs of the parents will lead to more successful involvement. Sira Park is a doctoral candidate at the School of Education at the University of California, Berkeley, and Susan D. Holloway is a Professor in the Graduate School of Education of University of California, Berkeley. Due to the association of this study with a large university, it is assumed this study was approved by an IRB before being implemented. This assumption includes meeting rigorous ethical standards. If I could meet the authors of this study I would like to discuss how geography was taken in to consideration of the sample. For example, a lower socioeconomic White family of the Appalachian Mountains are going to have different needs and expectations from a lower socioeconomic White family of New Orleans. Or an urban New York City Black family will need different guidance in high school than an urban Black Jacksonville, FL,

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