Negotiating Meaning: How Spanish-Speaking Mothers Make Sense of the Construct of Parental Involvement

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dc.contributor.authorSebolt, Stephanie Ann Doswalden
dc.contributor.committeechairTilley-Lubbs, Gresilda A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberDoolittle, Peter E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberGarrison, James W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberShrum, Judith L.en
dc.contributor.departmentCurriculum and Instructionen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:16:16Zen
dc.date.adate2010-11-04en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:16:16Zen
dc.date.issued2010-09-08en
dc.date.rdate2010-11-04en
dc.date.sdate2010-09-14en
dc.description.abstractParental involvement has been at the forefront of many studies leading to the conclusion that increased parental involvement improves academic achievement. Despite findings suggesting the benefits of parental involvement, research reveals a lack of parental involvement among Spanish-speaking parents. The overarching objective of this qualitative case study was to explore how Spanish-speaking mothers make sense of the construct of parental involvement. This qualitative study was comprised of three cases: one Guatemalan mother and two Honduran mothers each with children attending elementary school. My methodology allowed me to explore and depict historical and sociocultural factors that influence how the mothers view their role in their children's education. I collected data through semi-structured interviews, informal observations, and extensive fieldnotes and I conducted on-going analysis on these data. Data provide evidence that the mothers in the study hold a different perspective of parental involvement from that of school personnel. Their views stem directly from their own historical and cultural knowledge, which differs from that of middle-class, White Americans. They are involved in their children's overall education in ways not acknowledged by educators.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-09142010-103848en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09142010-103848/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/28979en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartSebolt_SAD_D_2010_Assent.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartSebolt_SAD_D_2010_IRB.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartSebolt_SAD_D_2010_Consent.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartSebolt_SAD_D_2010.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartSebolt_SAD_D_2010_Observation_Permission_for_Children.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartSebolt_SAD_D_2010_Observation_Permission_for_Parents.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectParental Involvementen
dc.subjectAcademic achievementen
dc.subjectLatinoen
dc.subjectHispanicen
dc.subjectEnglish as a Second Languageen
dc.titleNegotiating Meaning: How Spanish-Speaking Mothers Make Sense of the Construct of Parental Involvementen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineCurriculum and Instructionen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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