Journal article
Perils and Promises: Middle-Class Parental Involvement in Urban Schools
American educational research journal, v 46(4), pp 974-1004
01 Dec 2009
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Abstract
Given recent trends middle-class families may become an increasing presence in urban districts. Such parents could help secure badly needed resources and raise expectations. This study of parental involvement in two urban schools suggests that middle-class parental involvement may be more complex than often assumed. The authors find that middle-class parents bring myriad resources to urban schools and can be catalysts for change. However, the relationship between parental involvement and widespread benefit was mediated by parents' own goals and perspectives as well as by the larger social context. Furthermore, compared to a more individualistic approach to parental involvement, a collective orientation is more sustainable and has greater potential for benefiting all children in the school, without regard to their social class.
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- Title
- Perils and Promises: Middle-Class Parental Involvement in Urban Schools
- Creators
- Maia Bloomfield Cucchiara - Temple UniversityErin McNamara Horvat - Temple University
- Publication Details
- American educational research journal, v 46(4), pp 974-1004
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 31
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000271964600004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-77951458286
- Other Identifier
- 991022041939404721
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