"Las Siete Historias": Perceptions of Parent Involvement among Mexican Immigrant Women

Autor/inn/en	Thomas-Duckwitz, Claire M.; Hess, Robyn S.; Atcherly, Elsa
Titel	"Las Siete Historias": Perceptions of Parent Involvement among Mexican Immigrant Women
Quelle	In: Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 8 (2013) 1, S.133-154 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2194-654X
DOI	10.1515/mlt-2012-0023
Schlagwörter	Case Studies; Mexican Americans; Immigrants; Parent Participation; Mothers; Parent Attitudes; Parent Background; Parent Role; Parent School Relationship; Interviews; Experience; Beliefs; Ethnography + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Hispanoamerikaner; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Elternmitwirkung; Mother; Mutter; Elternverhalten; Elternhaus; Parental role; Elternrolle; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Erfahrung; Belief; Glaube; Ethnografie
Abstract	This multiple case study examined parent involvement perspectives among seven immigrant mothers from Mexico. All the participants came from limited educational and socioeconomic backgrounds, and reported that they immigrated to the United States for greater opportunity. These background experiences seemed to shape their current role conceptualizations with respect to parent involvement. Parents viewed their roles as providing a better life for their children and facilitating their school success through actions taken at home. Invitations by school staff were important to help these mothers more effectively fulfill their roles through two-way communication. The findings of this study suggest the importance of helping school staff to better understand the ways that immigrant families view parent involvement and to facilitate partnerships in order to enhance student outcomes. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01