5 Academic Orientation among Parents at Home by Race

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. 1 The Role of Parental Involvement in Children’s Schooling 1
4. 2 Parental Involvement and Social Class 26
5. 3 Implications of Parental Involvement at Home by Social Class 44
6. 4 Implications of Parental Involvement at School by Social Class 62
7. 5 Academic Orientation among Parents at Home by Race 85
8. 6 Effectiveness of Parental Involvement at Home by Race 114
9. 7 Parental Involvement at School by Race 129
10. 8 Implications of Parental Involvement at School by Race 153
11. 9 Parenting and Poor Achievement 179
12. 10 Setting the Stage for Academic Success 199
13. 11 Conclusion 220
14. Appendixes 233
15. Notes 273
16. References 279
17. Acknowledgments 305
18. Index 307