Parents' Social Networks and Beliefs as Predictors of Parent Involvement

By Steven B. Sheldon. The Elementary school journal, 2002

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Education

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Parent Involvement in Education: Toward an Understanding of Parents' Decision Making (2007, positive): “18-item scale developed by Sheldon (2002). We chose that scale because, unlike other role-construction measures that”
Parental Involvement in Homework: A Review of Current Research and Its Implications for Teachers, After School Program Staff, and Parent Leaders. (2004, neutral): “Further, because information about schools is often communicated through informal parent networks (Delgado-Gaitan, 1992; Sheldon, 2002), parent leaders also can support parents’ involvement in homework.”
Parental Involvement in Homework (2001, neutral): “Further, because information about schools is often communicated through informal parent networks (Delgado-Gaitan, 1992; Sheldon, 2002), parent leaders also can support parents’ involvement in homework.”
The effects of school-based parental involvement on academic achievement at the child and elementary school level: A longitudinal study (2017, background): “In contrast with public- and private-good PI, parent networks are relatively informal groups based on trust, obligation, and shared identity, and as such are not initiated or supervised by the school (Goddard, 2003; Sheldon, 2002).”
Linking Parental Motivations for Involvement and Student Proximal Achievement Outcomes in Homeschooling and Public Schooling Settings (2011, background): “Studies of diverse groups of elementary and middle school students have suggested that role activity beliefs do influence parents’ decisions about becoming and being involved in their children’s education involvement (e.g., Chrispeels & Rivero, 2001; Drummond & Stipek, 2004; Grolnick, Benjet, Kurows”
Why Do Parents Homeschool? A Systematic Examination of Parental Involvement (2007, background): “…in children’s education, including parent–child communication about schoolwork, supervision of homework, educational aspirations for children, school contact and participation, and provision of school supplies (e.g., Fan & Chen, 2001; Grolnick, Benjet, Kurowski, & Apostoleris, 1997; Sheldon, 2002).”
Parental Involvement: Model Revision through Scale Development (2005, result): “We also encourage others to test the explanatory power of the model’s constructs across the transition from elementary to secondary school (e.g., Sheldon, 2002).”
Parent involvement at school entry: A national examination of group differences and achievement (2011, background): “In fact, when African American parents are rated higher in their levels of parent involvement in comparison to other ethnic groups, it is generally in the home-involvement domain (Sheldon, 2002).”
Latino Parents' Motivations for Involvement in Their Children's Schooling: An Exploratory Study (2011, methodology): “Previous research using the model examined here found that self-efficacy explained small but significant portions of the variance in home-based involvement (Anderson & Minke, 2007; Deslandes & Bertrand, 2005; Green et al., 2007; Sheldon, 2002).”
Parents as "Help Labor": Inner-City Teachers' Narratives of Parent Involvement. (2011, background): “It requires a high degree of social interaction and networking (Sheldon, 2002) and may necessitate onsite community liaisons to help parents advocate for their children (Clark & Dorris, 2006).”
Linking School–Family–Community Partnerships in Urban Elementary Schools to Student Achievement on State Tests (2003, background): “…and their beliefs that their involvement can affect their children’s education have been shown to predict actual engagement in schools or at home (Ames, DeStefano, Watkins, & Sheldon, 1995; Hoover-Dempsey, Bassler, & Brissie, 1992; Reed, Jones, Walker, & Hoover-Dempsey, 2000; Sheldon, 2002).”
School Influences on Parents' Role Beliefs (2013, background): “…(HooverDempsey & Sandler, 1995, 1997; Walker, Wilkins, Dallaire, Sandler, & HooverDempsey, 2005)—is predictive of parents’ involvement at home and school (Deslandes & Bertrand, 2005; Green, Walker, Hoover-Dempsey, & Sandler, 2007; Grolnick, Benjet, Kurowski, & Apostolaris, 1997; Sheldon, 2002).”