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Research Reports / Informes de Investigación

Main determinants of immigrant families’ involvement and participation in school life / Principales determinantes de la implicación y participación de las familias inmigrantes en la escuela

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Pages 213-253 | Received 10 Oct 2014, Accepted 30 Dec 2016, Published online: 28 Apr 2017
 

Abstract

This work is focused on deepening our understanding of family actions when participating in school life and of the intensity of their involvement with the school work that their children perform, or should perform, at home. Specifically, this study examines whether there is a relationship between family participation and involvement, what are the situations that characterize the differential performance of fathers and mothers; an analysis is also carried out of each situation to identify which elements determine their participation or involvement behaviour. To this end, the sample consisted of 279 subjects from Latin America with children enrolled in the fifth or sixth grades of primary education. The results show that involvement and participation are independent phenomena, that mothers are more involved and participate more in their children’s school life, and that the elements determining these two actions are different for both mothers and fathers.

Resumen

En este trabajo profundizamos en el conocimiento de las actuaciones familiares a la hora de participar en la escuela y en la intensidad de su implicación con el trabajo escolar que realizan, o deben realizar, sus hijos en el hogar. Concretamente, estudiamos si hay relación entre participación e implicación familiar, cuáles son las situaciones que caracterizan la actuación diferencial de padres y madres y analizamos para cada una de ellas cuáles son los elementos que determinan su comportamiento de participación o implicación. Para ello, utilizamos una muestra de 279 sujetos procedentes de América latina con hijos en 5º o 6º de Educación Primaria. Los resultados indican que implicación y participación son fenómenos independientes, que son las madres las que más se implican y participan y que los elementos que determinan estas dos actuaciones son distintos para ambas figuras.

Acknowledgements / Agradecimentos

This article has been carried out within the framework of the research project funded by a competitive tendering process convened by the Government of Galicia-Xunta de Galicia, ‘Deseño e avaliación dun programa para a mellora do rendemento educativo do alumnado inmigrante’ [Design and assessment of a programme to improve the academic performance of immigrant students] (10SEC214042PR). / Este artículo se ha realizado en el marco del proyecto de investigación subvencionado en convocatoria competitiva por el Gobierno de Galicia-Xunta de Galicia, ‘Deseño e avaliación dun programa para a mellora do rendemento educativo do alumnado inmigrante’ (10SEC214042PR).

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors. / Los autores no han referido ningún potencial conflicto de interés en relación con este artículo.

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by the Xunta de Galicia [grant number 10SEC214042PR].

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