Family Factors and the Educational Success of Children

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-7890-3762-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 420 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 635 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jeynes, William

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Grundschulen, Hauptschulen
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Erziehung in der Familie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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 Gastòn 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

Über Autor(innen)

William Jeynes is a professor of Education at California State University in Long Beach. He has written extensively on family issues and conducted several meta-analyses on parental involvement and the impact of parental family structure on students' academic and behavioral outcomes.