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Copyright Academic Development Institute Spring 2014

Abstract

By high school, parent engagement is likely to differ not only by grade, but by subject. This study surveyed students enrolled in high school science classes and found that parents of freshmen (9th graders) are more involved at home, less involved at school, and equally involved in educational planning compared to parents of high school students in higher grades. There were some differences in which background factors predicted parent engagement with freshmen and with older high school students. Overall, parent engagement contributed to students' motivation and performance in science. Controlling for background characteristics, parent engagement at home contributed to students' perceptions of their skill and their academic grades differently for ninth graders than for students in higher grades. Parent engagement at school contributed to ninth graders' valuing of what they were learning in science class but did not impact students in higher grades.

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Title
Parent Engagement in Science With Ninth Graders and With Students in Higher Grades
Author
Shumow, Lee; Schmidt, Jennifer A
Pages
17-36
Publication year
2014
Publication date
Spring 2014
Publisher
Academic Development Institute
ISSN
1059308X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1537950617
Copyright
Copyright Academic Development Institute Spring 2014