Barriers and Facilitators to School-Based Parent Involvement for Parents of Urban Public Middle School Students | Zendy

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Barriers and Facilitators to School-Based Parent Involvement for Parents of Urban Public Middle School Students

Author(s) -

Kantahyanee W. Murray,

Nadine FiniganCarr,

Vanya Jones,

Nikeea CopelandLinder,

Denise L. Haynie,

Tina L. Cheng

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

sage open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357

H-Index - 32

ISSN - 2158-2440

DOI - 10.1177/2158244014558030

Subject(s) - perception , psychology , ethnically diverse , population , variety (cybernetics) , developmental psychology , medicine , environmental health , neuroscience , artificial intelligence , computer science

Using semistructured interviews, we explored barriers and facilitators to school-based parent involvement (SBPI) in a sample of predominately African American parents ( N = 44) whose children attended urban public middle schools. Barriers to SBPI (e.g., perceptions of hostile parent-teacher interactions and aggressive, disrespectful students in the school) were more commonly reported than facilitators (e.g., child invitations for involvement). Findings suggest that parents' motivations for engaging in SBPI may be undermined by a variety of barriers, resulting in low participation. Implications and tailored strategies for enhancing SBPI in this population are presented.

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