Parents' Management of Their Children's Education Within the Home,at School,and in the Community: An Examination of African-American Families Living in Poverty |
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| Authors: | Gutman Leslie Morrison McLoyd Vonnie C |
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| Institution: | (1) Achievement Research Lab, 5201 Institute of Social Research, University of Michigan, P.O. Box 1248, Ann Arbor, MI, 48106-1248;(2) Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan, USA |
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| Abstract: | Using parents' answers to open-ended questions, we examine variation in parents' management of their children's education within the home, at school, and in the community as a function of whether their children were experiencing academic success or academic problems. Within the home, parents of high achievers used more specific strategies to help their children with their schoolwork and had more supportive conversations with their children than parents of low achievers. At their children's school, parents of high achievers not only were more involved but had different reasons for their involvement than parents of low achievers. In the community, more parents of high achievers explicitly engaged their children in activities to support their achievement than parents of low achievers. Implications for parents, schools, and communities are discussed. |
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