The Relationship Between Parental Attitudes Of Parents And Academic Development

Proposed Study This study proposes to measure parental attitudes among the Caribbean-immigrant community using both qualitative assessment and quantitative survey tools, and to explore the correlations between the attitudes of parents and the attitudes of their young children. Why resilience? It is an important human trait in itself, but it is especially important among relatively disadvantaged (immigrant, poor, racialized) communities, potentially determining whether the ongoing experience of a disadvantaged childhood can be overcome. And a better understanding of the relationship being studied here could be of great use in areas as varied as education, social work, community organising, and political action. Do parental attitudes with respect to authority influence the attitudes of children towards education and towards the challenges they face as they mature – …show more content…
Garcia Coll and Pachter (2002) have considered the importance of looking at the differences in parenting practices and process in different ethic groups, and how it might relate to academic development. Dexter and Stacks (2014) examine the relationship between parental attitudes to education and children’s academic development. With specific reference to Caribbean-background families, Roopnarine and Jin (2012) have looked at the relationship between parental attitudes at play and early academic development, and Roopnarine et al (2006) and Jaeger et al (2013) look at the relationship between parental authoritarianism and children’s academic skills and social behaviours. The relationship between authoritarian parenting and educational outcome is well-researched, but there is a gap in the literature pertaining specifically to the relationship between parental authoritarianism and childhood resilience, and that is the gap that this study is designed to