Oralia Garcia?Dominic|Linda A. Wray|Roberto P. Treviño|Arthur E. Hernández|Zenong Yin|Jan S. Ulbrecht
Identifying Barriers That Hinder Onsite Parental Involvement in a School-Based Health Promotion Program
Pennsylvania State University|Pennsylvania State University|Social and Health Research Center|The University of Texas at San Antonio|The University of Texas at San Antonio|Pennsylvania State University
investigated whether barriers onsite parental involvement bienestar health program parent component could identified whether participation rates could increased addressing barriers nonparticipating parents fourthgrade students san antonio independent school district 4 schools selected randomly 20 intervention schools bienestar invited take part study total 47 223 21 parents engaged one four focus groups offered parents identified barriers involvement bienestar fit five descriptive categories low value b high cost c competing family demands concerns program design e social role norms bienestar parent component modified according focus group findings resulted marked increase parental involvement 17 37 overall findings suggest even parents involved initial design parentfriendly culturally sensitive programs case bienestar maximizing parental involvement may require additional assessment identification remediation barriers