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SOCIAL REPRODUCTION THEORY AND PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
IN HEAD START: INVESTIGATING THE PARENTS’ PERSPECTIVE
by
Veronica E. Escoffery
_______________________________________________
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
May 2007
Copyright 2007 Veronica E. Escoffery
Object Description
| Title | Social reproduction theory and parental involvement in Head Start: investigating the parent's perspective |
| Author | Escoffery, Veronica E. |
| Author email | escoffer@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2006-11-30 |
| Date submitted | 2007 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2007-05-08 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Jun, Alexander |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Ragusa, Gisele Song, Kay |
| Abstract | Myriad studies have focused parental involvement as well as the scholastic and personal benefits accrued to children in preschool through highschool education settngs who have involved parents. The number of studies addresing the benefits accrued to parents as a result of their involvement is considerably smaller. Those studies which have been undertaken generally focus on the outcomes of involvement (e.g., increased confidence, improved parental responsiveness). ALthough these outcomes are noteworthy, absent from the literature is the process by which parents arrive at becoming competent and knowledgeable. The process through which parents journey in order to activate change, acquire resources and arrive at the reported transformational outcomes remains unclear.; This study explores' the process by examining from a parental perspective, existing mechanisms within the Head Start program and how parental involvement within the program supports the development, acqusition, or activation of social and cultural capital in the lives of the low-income and working calss, minority parents who participate. A local Head Start program administered by the University of Southern California's Community Educationa Academy (CEA) and School for Ealry Childhood Education initiative (SECE) was utilized as the study site. Eighteen Head Start program parents and twelve program administrators and staff participated.; Results of this qualitative case study revealed that parents perceived of themselves as gaining social and cultural capital resources as a result of their participation within the Head Start program. More importatnly however, results indicated that the parent-to-parent and staff-to-parent relationships which were built and exist within the Head Start program are key components which facilitate the process of parents developing, acquiring, and ultimately activating social and cultural capital resources in the lives of thier families. |
| Keyword | Head Start; parental involvement; social reproduction theory |
| 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 |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m487 |
| Rights | Escoffery, Veronica E. |
| 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-Escoffery-20070508 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume32/etd-Escoffery-20070508.pdf |
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| Full text | SOCIAL REPRODUCTION THEORY AND PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN HEAD START: INVESTIGATING THE PARENTS’ PERSPECTIVE by Veronica E. Escoffery _______________________________________________ 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 May 2007 Copyright 2007 Veronica E. Escoffery |
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