The effects of promoting reading on children’s education outcomes: a case study of public kindergartens in Yunlin County, Taiwan

Parental involvement in children’s education is commonly accepted as beneficial. However, family social class plays a crucial role in the efficacy of homework help. In a comparative case study, a low-income immigrant family from Mexico and a middle-income family in Los Angeles were observed helping their children with math homework and were asked questions about goals, tutoring strategies, and beliefs about learning. Qualitative analysis focused on two effective teaching methods: scaffolding and productive struggle. The low-income mother with little formal education provided direct help rather than a scaffold, and disapproved of hard problems. However, an older sibling with more education than her mother used scaffolding and believed that difficult problems aid learning. In these respects, she resembled the college-educated middle-income mother. The sister exemplifies how older siblings in immigrant families provide bridges to educational achievement for younger siblings. We suggest effective ways for schools to involve parents who lacked educational opportunity themselves to participate in the education of their children. How to cite this article: Vazquez, S. R., & Greenfield, P. M. (2021). The Influence of Social Class on Family Participation in Children’s Education: A Case Study. Revista Colombiana de Psicología, 30(1), 133-147. https://doi.org/10.15446/rcp.v30n1.89185

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The Surprisingly Dire Situation of Children's Education in Rural West Africa: Results from the CREO Study in Guinea-Bissau (Comprehensive Review of Education Outcomes)

10.3386/w18971 ◽

2013 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Peter Boone ◽

Ila Fazzio ◽

Kameshwari Jandhyala ◽

Chitra Jayanty ◽

Gangadhar Jayanty ◽

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Keyword(s):

West Africa ◽

Comprehensive Review ◽

Children's Education ◽

Education Outcomes ◽

Guinea Bissau ◽

Children’S Education

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A Case Study of a Successful Children's Education Program - The Semai Benih Bangsa Program in Aceh, Indonesia

10.3997/2214-4609-pdb.148.iptc12638 ◽

2008 ◽

Author(s):

A. Bernardus ◽

D. Rachman ◽

K. Krisnati ◽

N. Razak ◽

S. Ardaneswari

Keyword(s):

Education Program ◽

Children's Education ◽

Children’S Education

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Student Technology Projects in a Remote First Nations Village

Information Technology and Indigenous People ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-298-5.ch018 ◽

2007 ◽

pp. 137-140 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Tish Scott

Keyword(s):

British Columbia ◽

First Nations ◽

Qualitative Case Study ◽

Multimedia Technology ◽

Community Members ◽

Community Based ◽

Children's Education ◽

Children’S Education

This qualitative case study focuses on community members’ observations and perceptions of student multimedia technology projects produced in a grade 6/7 class, particularly in relation to what they affirm is important for their children’s education. The projects are community-based and rooted in the First Nations culture of a remote village in northern British Columbia (Canada).

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PARENTS INVOLVEMENT ON CHILDREN’S EDUCATION AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN OMESURI, LEMBATA REGENCY

JOURNEY (Journal of English Language and Pedagogy) ◽

10.33503/journey.v1i2.229 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

Ramadhan Jamhar ◽

Sunu Hastuti

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

Elementary Schools ◽

Elementary Education ◽

Parental Involvement ◽

Children's Education ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Children’S Education ◽

Parents Involvement ◽

Learning At Home

This study was done to know the parents’ involvement on children’s education at elementary school in Omesuri, Lembata Regency. The aim of the study is to ascertain how does parental involvement on students elementary education. In this case study, a qualitative research was used. Data was gathered by interviewing parents of five differents elementary school in Omesuri, who all have children that have good achivement in academic. The study found that all participants are all highly involved with their children’s education. However, not all aspects the parents involved. There were three of six aspects that the parents involved, namely parenting, communication, and learning at home. While the other three aspects were not involved, namely volunteering, decision making, and collaborating with community. The study showed that parental involvement has positive effects on students’ academic achievement on Elementary Schools in Omesuri.

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