Psychological Reports
Volume 86, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 521-525

Immigrant and native-born Mexican-American parents' involvement in a public school: A preliminary study (Article)

López L.C.* , Sánchez V.V. , Hamilton M.
  • a Department of Social Sciences, Western New Mexico University, POB 680, Silver City, NM 88062, United States
  • b [Affiliation not available]
  • c [Affiliation not available]

Abstract

Mexican-American parents of Texas elementary school students were surveyed to compare the types of school involvement in which immigrant and U.S.-born parents engage. Those completing the questionnaire included 246 mothers and 39 fathers born in Mexico as well as 95 mothers and 13 fathers born in the United States. More immigrant parents than U.S.-born parents indicated they helped their children with school work, attended school board meetings, volunteered at school, participated in parent-teacher conferences, went to school functions, served as room mother, engaged in school fundraising, and were present during parent advisory committee meetings.

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Index Keywords

Parents psychological aspect human Schools Voluntary Workers voluntary worker United States Humans Hispanic male female school Article adult migration Emigration and Immigration Mexican Americans Child Texas parent
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0347746382&doi=10.2466%2fpr0.2000.86.2.521&partnerID=40&md5=f6791266c9ace67383fbe7763a98f108
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2000.86.2.521
ISSN: 00332941
Cited by: 23
Original Language: English