Relations among information received from the school, parents' cognitions and behaviors and children's development
Abstract
The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between information parents receive about children's school experience and parental educational/occupational aspirations and expectations for children's school performance, parents' behavioral responses to the information and elements of the home environment. Linkages between parental aspirations, expectations, behaviors and children's development as measured by grades, achievement test scores and teacher ratings were also of interest to this study. Parents and teachers of first and fourth grade children were included in the study. Questionnaires and interviews were used to gather data in a small, midwestern community. Findings indicated that selected characteristics of the information parents receive about their children's school experience were related to parental cognitions and behaviors. In addition, different patterns of results emerged for mother and fathers in regard to the relationship between information and parental behavioral response. Parents' expectations of children's performance, as well as elements of the home environment, were predictive of children's actual school performance.
Degree
Ph.D.
Advisors
Powell, Purdue University.
Subject Area
Elementary education|Academic guidance counseling|Families & family life|Personal relationships|Sociology
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