TY - JOUR
T1 - Bringing parents back in
T2 - African American parental involvement, extracurricular participation, and educational policy
AU - O'Bryan, Simone Travis
AU - Braddock, Jomills Henry
AU - Dawkins, Marvin P.
PY - 2006/6/1
Y1 - 2006/6/1
N2 - Using data from the National Educational Longitudinal Study (NELS), this study explores the relationship between African American student participation in extracurricular activities and parental educational involvement. Results suggest that school-based activities may provide contexts for effectively and creatively involving parents in schools. With regard to sports participation in particular, African American Parents of high school seniors involved in varsity sports were found to be highly engaged with their children around educational matters. Implications for educational policy are discussed.
AB - Using data from the National Educational Longitudinal Study (NELS), this study explores the relationship between African American student participation in extracurricular activities and parental educational involvement. Results suggest that school-based activities may provide contexts for effectively and creatively involving parents in schools. With regard to sports participation in particular, African American Parents of high school seniors involved in varsity sports were found to be highly engaged with their children around educational matters. Implications for educational policy are discussed.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33846387142
VL - 75
SP - 401
EP - 414
JO - The Journal of Negro Education
JF - The Journal of Negro Education
SN - 0022-2984
IS - 3
ER -