Introduction:
The most recent downturn in the economy has made it evident that the economic climate can have an effect on families. The achievement gap stretches far beyond the classroom and is deeply rooted in socioeconomic obstacles that we need to address and failing to adequately do so only makes a teacher’s job more difficult. The reality is that children who are sick, tired, hungry and scared are not ready to learn. Parents who are unable to adequately provide for, or do not possess the tools to create an environment of high expectations can put a child at risk academically. Research shows that dropout rates tend to be higher for children who live in poverty. Education has always been considered the great American equalizer that …show more content…
It is essential to involve all stakeholders in the education of children. This includes not only parents and teachers, but government officials and those that make educational policy.
Research Questions
RQ1: Do socioeconomic factors impact parental involvement in their children’s academic achievement?
RQ2: Does parental involvement or lack thereof, effect a child’s academic achievement?
RQ2: What can be done to close the achievement gap in regard to social class in the educational setting to ensure academic success?
Operational Definitions
Close: to reduce a gap
Achievement Gap: any significant and persistent disparity in academic performance or educational attainment between different groups of students
Educational Setting: learning environment; classroom; school
Ensure: to secure or guarantee
Academic: of or relating to education and …show more content…
Sadly, the chance for academic success is greatly reduced due to poverty (Altschul, 2012). According to Schmid (2001), contributing factors to student academic achievement are influenced by family income, the occupations of the parents, and the overall family structure. The parents’ socioeconomic status, therefore, contributes strongly to how well children achieve academically. There is greater parent involvement in the education of students from higher socioeconomic backgrounds, allowing them to obtain the necessary values, behaviors, skills and knowledge that are essential for academic success. The children of those parents who are better educated, have better jobs, make more money, and live in a home with both parents present are more likely to achieve higher education levels than those who have less. This is also true for children who come from unbroken immigrant families where both parents achieved higher academic achievement (Bainbridge & Lasley II, 2004; Schmid,
The most recent downturn in the economy has made it evident that the economic climate can have an effect on families. The achievement gap stretches far beyond the classroom and is deeply rooted in socioeconomic obstacles that we need to address and failing to adequately do so only makes a teacher’s job more difficult. The reality is that children who are sick, tired, hungry and scared are not ready to learn. Parents who are unable to adequately provide for, or do not possess the tools to create an environment of high expectations can put a child at risk academically. Research shows that dropout rates tend to be higher for children who live in poverty. Education has always been considered the great American equalizer that …show more content…
It is essential to involve all stakeholders in the education of children. This includes not only parents and teachers, but government officials and those that make educational policy.
Research Questions
RQ1: Do socioeconomic factors impact parental involvement in their children’s academic achievement?
RQ2: Does parental involvement or lack thereof, effect a child’s academic achievement?
RQ2: What can be done to close the achievement gap in regard to social class in the educational setting to ensure academic success?
Operational Definitions
Close: to reduce a gap
Achievement Gap: any significant and persistent disparity in academic performance or educational attainment between different groups of students
Educational Setting: learning environment; classroom; school
Ensure: to secure or guarantee
Academic: of or relating to education and …show more content…
Sadly, the chance for academic success is greatly reduced due to poverty (Altschul, 2012). According to Schmid (2001), contributing factors to student academic achievement are influenced by family income, the occupations of the parents, and the overall family structure. The parents’ socioeconomic status, therefore, contributes strongly to how well children achieve academically. There is greater parent involvement in the education of students from higher socioeconomic backgrounds, allowing them to obtain the necessary values, behaviors, skills and knowledge that are essential for academic success. The children of those parents who are better educated, have better jobs, make more money, and live in a home with both parents present are more likely to achieve higher education levels than those who have less. This is also true for children who come from unbroken immigrant families where both parents achieved higher academic achievement (Bainbridge & Lasley II, 2004; Schmid,