Family-School Partnership: Practices of Immigrant Parents in Canada

• In Event: Issues of Parental Involvement in an International Context

Abstract

The immigrant population is increasing every year in Canada and Quebec. It is made up largely of families, most of which have school-age children. However, we have little information on the practices these parents adopt when they become involved in their child’s schooling. For this study, 28 parents from three groups (Latin-American, Middle-Eastern and Black African) took part in semi-structured interviews. The practices identified were categorized using Epstein’s (2001) typology. The results showed that the practices were interdependent and that the intentions underlying the practices could vary from one parent to another. We were also able to identify individual and environmental factors that influenced these practices.

Author

• France Beauregard, University of Sherbrooke