Date of Conferral
2022
Degree
Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.)
School
Psychology
Advisor
Rochelle Michel
Abstract
Parental involvement is pivotal for impoverished middle school students to achieve academic achievement. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship of parental involvement activities and academic achievement for impoverished middle school students. Epstein’s six parental involvement types was the theoretical framework for the research study. The six independent variables of parental involvement were parenting, volunteering, learning at home, decision making, communicating, and collaborating with community The relationship for each parental involvement activated to academic achievement as measured by grade point average was evaluated. A quantitative research design was applied using archival data from the U.S. Department of Education. A multinominal logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the research questions. The dependent variable parental involvement was ordinal in nature as categorized as Mostly As, Mostly Bs, Mostly Cs, and Mostly Ds. Three of the six parental involvement activities revealed a statistical significance of p <0.05: three parental involvement activities were volunteering, communication, and decision making. These activities were aligned with research of traditional parental involvement activities. The implication for positive social change was effective parental involvement activities can help mitigate the effects of poverty for future generations.
Recommended Citation
Carrington Young, Monique Antoinette, "Understanding Effective Parental Involvement Activities Across SES" (2022). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 13249.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/13249
