Making Success In Education: What Black parents believe about participation in their children's education.

  • Linwood Cousins Western Michigan University
  • Roslyn A. Mickelson University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Abstract

This article examines the role of parent involvement—its meaning and effects—among a determined group of African American parents. We focus on some of the characteristics of involvement of a subset of African American parents in a larger program designed to enhance the math and science course selection of middle and high school students. As one of several factors related to school success, our findings confirm the centrality of parent participation and its implications among members of a historically marginalized group.

Published
2011-09-28
How to Cite
Cousins, L., & Mickelson, R. (2011). Making Success In Education: What Black parents believe about participation in their children’s education. Current Issues in Education, 14(3). Retrieved from https://cie.asu.edu/ojs/index.php/cieatasu/article/view/784
Issue
Vol 14 No 3 (2011)
Section
Articles
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