scholarly journals A qualitative case study exploring African American and Hispanic parental involvement in an urban high school

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Andersen
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
African American ◽  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Urban High School

Examining the Cultural Capital in the Parental Involvement of African American Parents of Disabled High School Students

2022 ◽  
pp. 368-379
Author(s):  
Donovan Griffin-Blake
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
African American ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Public Education ◽  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
African American Parents ◽  
African American Mothers ◽  
School Students

This chapter explores the value of cultural capital in the parental involvement of African American parents of disabled high school students. The traditional approach of parental involvement is widely implemented across public education. The framework for parental involvement is outdated and racially one-sided, which causes the contributions of African American parents to be devalued by their child's school. This chapter focuses on a qualitative study of five African American mothers of disabled high school students and how they engage with their children's public education. The participants provide narrative examples of their cultural capital and they have used it to help benefit their child's education. This implies the need to revise the image of parental involvement to one that is a more diverse inclusionary model, which will help schools better support the academic achievement of students from culturally and linguistically diverse families.

scholarly journals The experience of parent-coaches in youth sport: A qualitative case study from Australia

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 64-85
Author(s):  
Samuel Elliott ◽  
Murray Drummond
Keyword(s):  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Youth Sport ◽  
Australian Study ◽  
Australian Football ◽  
Parenting Role ◽  
Role Of Parents ◽  
Conflicting Role

There has been increasing academic interest in understanding the nature of parental involvement in youth sport. Much scholarly focus has illuminated both positive and negative forms of sport parenting from the perspectives of coaches, parents and youth participants. One less understood aspect however surrounds the potentially conflicting role of parents who coach their own children in youth sport. This is surprising given that many parents, especially fathers, demonstrate support by fulfilling essential roles such as team manager and team coach (Jeffery-Tosoni, Fraser-Thomas, & Baker, 2015). This paper emerges from an Australian study of 16 parent-coaches involved in Australian football. The original purpose of the study was to understand the nature of the sport parenting role in youth sport in Australia. A number of pertinent themes were constructed surrounding the contemporary experiences of parent-coaches who coach their own children, and how coaching is subsequently justified. The findings illustrate how concerns of favouritism impact how parent-coaches interact with their child in contrast to the rest of the team, encouraging nuances of ‘negative’ parenting toward their own children under the guise of being the coach. Examples of this include demonstrating deliberate criticism at training and matches and overlooking their child in awarding encouragement awards after each weekly match. Significantly, parent-coaches justify these behaviours in attempting to fulfil the dual role of parent and team coach. We argue that this can be potentially problematic for some parent and child relationships and have a reinforcing influence on how other parent-coaches negotiate being a parent and coach. 

Children’s Social Relationships and Motivation in Sledge Hockey

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 299-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrina Wynnyk ◽  
Nancy Spencer-Cavaliere
Keyword(s):  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Competence Motivation ◽  
Motivation To Participate ◽  
Competitive Nature

The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore children with disabilities’ social relationships and motivation to take part in sledge hockey. Harter’s (1978) theory of Competence Motivation was used as the conceptual framework. Ten children (1 girl and 9 boys) between ages 11–16 years, who experienced a range of disabilities, participated. Primary data were collected using semistructured interviews, participant observations, and field and reflective notes. The thematic analysis led to four themes: (a) coach feedback, (b) parental involvement, (c) skill and belonging, and (d) (dis)ability sport. The findings revealed that interactions with significant others contributed extensively to the participant’s perceptions of competence and motivation to participate, as did the sport’s competitive nature. The findings are discussed in the context of Harter’s theory and the children’s sport and adapted physical activity inclusion literature.

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