Masters Theses/Capstone Projects
Date of Award
5-2020
Document Type
Paper
Degree Name
Special Education (MAE)
First Committee Member
Dr. Beverly Good
Advisor
Dr. Dee Knoblauch
Second Committee Member
Dr. Roberta Linder
Keywords
Best Practice, Parental Engagement, English Language Learners, Hispanic, Parental Participation
Subject Categories
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Higher Education
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to find the factors that affect Hispanic parents’ decision to engage in their children’s education, while they attend public schools in the United States. At the same time, I wanted to find model practices and programs that encourage parental engagement and compile this information to create a manual that can be used for professional development and as a reference for parents. I found that most of the researchers used Hoover-Dempsey and Sandler’s theoretical model of parent engagement as a framework. I used the Hoover-Dempsey and Sandler’s theoretical model to organize the factors that affect Hispanic parents’ decision for participation, and compiled the information in challenges and opportunities to create the educators’ manual. The manual gives helpful and practical examples that can be applied by educators who want to start or increase Hispanic parent engagement in their school.
Recommended Citation
Torrez-Graham, Marlene R., "Best Practices: Promoting Parent-School Relationship To Increase Hispanic Parental Participation in Schools" (2020). Masters Theses/Capstone Projects. 67.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/stu_master/67