Jung Sook Lee|Natasha K. Bowen
Parent Involvement, Cultural Capital, and the Achievement Gap Among Elementary School Children
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
study examined level impact five types parent involvement elementary school childrens academic achievement raceethnicity poverty parent educational attainment sample comprised 415 third fifth graders completed elementary school success profile hypotheses bourdieus theory cultural capital assessed tests chisquare statistics hierarchical regressions consistent theory parents different demographic characteristics exhibited different types involvement types involvement exhibited parents dominant groups strongest association achievement however contrary theoretical expectations members dominant nondominant groups benefited similarly certain types involvement differently others implications research practice discussed