Abstract

Trends in past research note parental involvement in education tends to decline as students get older. This targeted review draws on the bioecological model of human development and parental role construction to understand how parent involvement changes across developmental periods. Three distinct issues were identified from research on the effectiveness of parental involvement in secondary and higher education. First, in early adolescence and the middle school context, we explore whether too much involvement is possibly harmful rather than beneficial. Second, in mid- to late adolescence and the high school context, we explore racial/ethnic differences in level of involvement and the longitudinal effects of involvement on academic achievement. Third, in emerging adulthood, we reexamine the definition of parental involvement as it relates to the college context. Implications for the consideration of parental role construction in relation to these three issues and developmental periods are discussed.

摘要

过去研究的趋势表明，随着学生年龄的增长，父母对教育的参与度往往会下降。这篇有针对性的综述借鉴了人类发展和父母角色建构的生物生态学模型，以了解父母参与如何在整个发育时期发生变化。关于父母参与中等和高等教育的有效性的研究确定了三个不同的问题。首先，在青春期早期和中学背景下，我们探讨过多的参与是否可能有害而不是有益。其次，在青春期中后期和高中背景下，我们探讨了参与程度的种族/族裔差异以及参与对学业成绩的纵向影响。第三，在即将成年的时候，我们重新审视父母参与的定义，因为它与大学环境有关。讨论了考虑与这三个问题和发展阶段相关的父母角色建构的意义。