School co-ethnicity and Hispanic parental involvement |
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Authors: | Joshua Klugman Jennifer C Lee Shelley L Nelson |
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Institution: | a Department of Sociology, Temple University, 1115 W. Polett Walk, Gladfelter Hall 713, Philadelphia, PA 19122, United States b Indiana University, Bloomington, 1020 E. Kirkwood Ave., Ballantine Hall 744, Bloomington, IN 47405, United States |
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Abstract: | Scholars of immigration disagree about the role ethnic communities play in immigrant families’ engagement in educational institutions. While some researchers argue that the concentration of disadvantaged ethnic groups may prevent meaningful engagement with schools, others argue that ethnic communities can possess resources that help immigrant families be involved in their children’s schooling. In this study we use a nationally representative dataset of Hispanic children from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS-K) to determine if the relative size of the Hispanic population in the school affects levels of their parents’ involvement in their education, as well as parents’ perceptions of barriers to their involvement. Our results suggest that a large Hispanic presence in a child’s school can help increase immigrant Hispanic parents’ involvement in their children’s schooling, but there are no benefits for US-born Hispanic parents, indicating that ethnic communities help immigrant families acculturate to American institutions. |
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Keywords: | Hispanics Latinos Parental involvement Social capital Education Immigration |
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