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Why Urban Parents Resist Involvement in their Children's Elementary Education

Link: http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR5-3/mcdermott.html

Reseachers examined the perceptions of teachers and parents about family involvement in urban schools. The study generated from several others that have been conducted about teaching in high poverty, urban schools. Using focus groups, the purpose was to learn how could teachers become better prepared for urban schools. The data revealed that teachers are frustrated with a lack of parental involvement in literacy activities at home and at school. Parents, however, expressed distrust toward the local elementary school because they felt the faculty has been biased against African American and Latino children and their families. Consequently, the parents said they deliberately decided not to participate in school activities. Parents explained they would only work with teachers who respected and valued their children. Results of this study point to the importance of helping new teachers learn strategies for developing strong trusting relationships and effective communication strategies when working with urban families. (abstract from article)

• Cataloged: 2003-01-21
• Contributor: mailto:[email protected]
• Author/Creator: McDermott, P. and Rothenberg, J.
• Publisher: The Qualitative Report
• Rights: McDermott, P. and Rothenberg, J.
• Source: The Qualitative Report
• Resource Availability: 200 OK

This resource is cataloged under:

• Beneficiary: Global: National Organizations
• Beneficiary: Individual: Administrators
• Beneficiary: Individual: College / University Instructors
• Beneficiary: Individual: Curriculum Supervisors
• Beneficiary: Individual: Educational Support Personnel
• Beneficiary: Individual: General Public
• Beneficiary: Individual: Librarians
• Beneficiary: Individual: Parents
• Beneficiary: Individual: Students
• Beneficiary: Individual: Student Teachers
• Beneficiary: Individual: Supervisors
• Beneficiary: Individual: Teacher Educators
• Beneficiary: Individual: Teachers
• Beneficiary: Individual: Teachers: Elementary School Teachers
• Beneficiary: Individual: Teachers: Middle School Teachers
• Beneficiary: Individual: Technology Coordinators
• Beneficiary: Learning organization / school system: Higher Education
• Beneficiary: Learning organization / school system: Teacher Preparation Programs
• Beneficiary: Region: Community and Other Resources
• Beneficiary: Region: State Departments of Education
• Beneficiary: Work group: Family
• Educational Type: Educator's guide
• Educational Type: Research study
• Language: English
• Learning Type: Narrative Text
• Network/channel: Urban Teacher Education
• Network/channel: Urban Teacher Education: Preservice Curriculum: Advocacy and Equity
• Network/channel: Urban Teacher Education: Preservice Curriculum: Teaching
• Resource Type: Text

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