Susan Sonnenschein|Claudia Galindo|Shari R. Metzger|Joy A. Thompson|Hui Chih Huang|Heather Lewis
Parents' Beliefs about Children's Math Development and Children's Participation in Math Activities
University of Maryland, Baltimore County|University of Maryland, Baltimore County|University of Maryland, Baltimore County|University of Maryland, Baltimore County|University of Maryland, Baltimore County|University of Maryland, Baltimore County
study explored associations parents beliefs childrens development childrens reported math activities home seventythree parents interviewed frequency childrens participation broad array math activities importance children math activities home children learn math parents role childrens math learning parents math skills although sample consisted african americans chinese latino caucasian parents united states majority chinese caucasian several important findings emerged study parents beliefs math development role fostering significantly related childrens math activities important variability relatively limited participation children math activities home agerelated differences childrens engagement math activities chinese caucasian parents showed somewhat similar beliefs children developed math although research needed confirm findings larger sample include measures childrens math competencies findings important step developing homebased interventions facilitate childrens math skills