Anderson Machele, Cox Ronald B, Giano Zachary, Shreffler Karina M
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA.
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, USA.
Hisp J Behav Sci. 2020 Nov 1;42(4):547-562. doi: 10.1177/0739986320956912. Epub 2020 Sep 18.
Latino parents have lower levels of school involvement compared to other ethnic groups, which is often attributed-though not tested-to low English language proficiency. Using a population-based sample of 637 7th grade Latino youth attending an urban school district, we find no significant difference in maternal school involvement when mothers and students are either both fluent in English or both non-fluent. When students are more fluent than their mothers, however, maternal school involvement is significantly lower, suggesting that schools may need to take additional steps to encourage parental involvement when there is language dissonance between parents and their children.
与其他种族群体相比，拉丁裔家长对学校事务的参与程度较低，这通常被归因于英语水平低——尽管未经检验。我们以一个城市学区的637名七年级拉丁裔青少年为基于人群的样本进行研究，发现当母亲和学生都精通英语或都不精通英语时，母亲对学校事务的参与程度没有显著差异。然而，当学生比他们的母亲英语更流利时，母亲对学校事务的参与程度显著较低，这表明当家长和孩子之间存在语言差异时，学校可能需要采取额外措施来鼓励家长参与。
