Revista de Psicodidactica
Volume 18, Issue 1, 2012

Factors favouring the educational involvement of immigrant families with children in primary education [Factores que favorecen la implicación educativa de las familias inmigrantes con hijos en educación primaria] (Article)

Etxeberria F.* , Intxausti N. , Joaristi L.
  • a Department of Educational Research and Diagnostic Methods, The University of the Basque Country, Donostia, Spain
  • b Departamento de Didáctica y Organización Escolar, Universidad del País Vasco, Spain
  • c Department of Educational Research and Diagnostic Methods, The University of the Basque Country, Donostia, Spain

Abstract

The aim of this research was to describe factors that may influence immigrant families' educational involvement in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country. The increase in immigration to this autonomous community of Spain has meant the incorporation of pupils with different languages and cultures into the current school. It is important to respond to such questions as: "What is the relationship between the school and immigrant families?"; "What is the educational involvement like in such families?"; "What are the influencing factors?" The research with 302 families shows that their perceptions and roles at school and in the home are different. The school is considered to be an institution charged with ensuring academic success; the home to be the place for developing strategies for motivating the learning and transmission of parental educational values. The personalised relationship between family and school seems to be an important factor in order to boost parental involvement in the school.

Author Keywords

Education School-family relationship educational intervention Parental involvement Immigration

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84866334555&doi=10.1387%2fRevPsicodidact&partnerID=40&md5=e8289da1591a719c5cedbcd21f4ade16
DOI: 10.1387/RevPsicodidact
ISSN: 11361034
Cited by: 2
Original Language: English; Spanish