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Rethinking Parent Involvement during the Transition to First Grade: A Focus on Asian American Families

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Sy, Susan R. – School Community Journal, 2006

Asian American parents' involvement practices challenge the traditional definition of parent involvement (participation in school activities). In this paper, I argue that research and practices focusing only on this narrow definition of parent involvement may not be culturally sensitive approaches to supporting the home-school connection. The…

Descriptors: School Activities, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Context Effect