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THE RELATIONSHIP OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT TO STUDENT ACADEMIC
ACHIEVEMENT IN LATINO MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS
by
Teresa Kugler
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
August 2009
Copyright 2009 Teresa Kugler
Object Description
| Title | The relationship of parental involvement to student academic achievement in Latino middle school students |
| Author | Kugler, Teresa |
| Author email | tkugler@usc.edu; tkugler@verizon.net |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2009-06-24 |
| Date submitted | 2009 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2009-08-03 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Chung, Ruth |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Clark, Ginger Gray, Randy Seli, Helena |
| Abstract | A significant achievement gap exists between Latino and White students, and between middle school students and their elementary counterparts. To address this, federal legislation, specifically No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and Title I, are driving forces behind policy and practice in schools in the United States. NCLB holds schools accountable for student achievement, while Title I requires parental involvement in schools. This study considered whether parental involvement has a relationship to student achievement, thereby providing a connection between NCLB and Title I.; For this study three parental involvement models and the behaviors associated with these models were analyzed to determine whether they predicted student academic outcomes. A survey was developed based on these three models. The survey was sent home to Latino middle school students at three schools in Los Angeles County. Simultaneous multiple regression analysis was used to determine whether any relationships between model components and performance on standardized tests or report cards in math and English Language Arts existed. Correlations between specific parent behaviors and student outcomes were analyzed through stepwise multiple regression analysis.; Results indicated that some components of the models correlated with math or language arts report card grades or language arts test scores. Certain parent behaviors also predicted student achievement. The relationship between parent involvement model or behavior and academic outcomes varied depending on the English Language level of the students. For the overall population and English Learner groups some correlations were negative, for example, help with homework and language arts test scores. Positive correlations such as attending a performance with their child predicting higher math grades provided information about behaviors that do predict higher student achievement. In both cases directionality remains to be determined.; The variations in results based on EL level, academic subject, and type of assessment indicate that a one-size-fits-all parental involvement model is not appropriate for schools serving Latino middle school students. Ways of meeting NCLB and Title I requirements must be considered carefully, and many factors including culture must be incorporated into parental involvement policies developed in schools serving these students. |
| Keyword | parent involvement; Latino students; middle school students; No Child Left Behind; Title I; academic achievement; achievement gap |
| Coverage date | after 2001 |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m2448 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Kugler, Teresa |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Kugler-3169 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume48/etd-Kugler-3169.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Full text | THE RELATIONSHIP OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT TO STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN LATINO MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS by Teresa Kugler A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION August 2009 Copyright 2009 Teresa Kugler |
