African Refugee Parents' Involvement in Their Children's Schools: Barriers and Recommendations for Improvement
Description:
The purpose of this study was to examine involvement of African refugee parents in the education of their elementary school children. The setting of the study was Northern and Southern Texas. African refugee parents and their children's teachers completed written surveys and also participated in interviews. In the study's mixed-method design, quantitative measures provided data about parent involvement at home, parent involvement at school, frequency of parent-teacher contact, quality of pare…
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Date:
December 2009
Creator:
Githembe, Purity Kanini
Partner:
UNT Libraries