This paper studies whether, and how, parents respond to changing neighborhood quality through parental involvement. Empirical measurement of this response is complicated by neighborhood selection: through their residential location choices, parents have some control over neighborhood quality. To deal with neighborhood selection, I make use of the mass closures of public housing projects in Chic...

Parents play an important role in their children’s enjoyment, success and continuation of sport participation. Parents play the largest role in the development of their children. Children learn from their parents, who serve as their main role models. Children also learn values, attitudes and how to behave from their parents. Parents are the most important behaviour models, especially during the...

Objectives: The involvement of parents in raising children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is crucial for both the child's development and family functioning. However, studies relating to parental involvement in parenting children with ASD mainly focus on the mother's perspective, resulting in a lack of understanding of the father's role. On the other hand, the father involvement in parenti...

One of the fundamental aspects underlying the implementation of the autonomous schools in Malaysia is the School-Based Management (SBM) practices. Previous studies indicated that SBM is viewed as a means of incorporating the voices of parents, teachers and the community in the school management in a formal manner. Thus, the aim of this study is to investigate the level of parents‟ involvement i...

Abstract Parental involvement in mathematics learning can positively affect student achievement and wellbeing but is challenging to establish maintain. Asian immigrants make up around 15% of New Zealand’s population, yet little known about these parents’ their child’s schooling. To examine the experiences parental East parents, data from semi-structured interviews carried out with eleven parent...

This study draws upon an ecological perspective to examine parental involvement in homework and its relationship with primary school children’s educational outcomes within the Chinese sociocultural context of Hong Kong. Data were collected using homework diaries and questionnaires administered to 1,309 pairs of students and parents spanning all six primary grade levels in 36 primary schools in ...

This qualitative study explored the parents’ perceptions and involvement in homework for secondary school students. The also challenges suggestions completing as an engaging activity. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 parents selected through a purposive sampling technique. Thematic analysis was used to draw themes sub-themes from data. findings revealed that of students believe...