Parenting and College Enrollment: The Effects of Parenting Style and Practice on College Enrollment for Black, Hispanic, and White Students Across Different Economic and Family Contexts

• In Event: Roundtable Session 26
  In Roundtable Session: Accounting for Parental Influence: School Readiness, Enrollment, and Achievement

Abstract

This study used logistic regression to analyze the effects of parenting factors on college enrollment for 2116 Hispanic, Black and White respondents. Using data from the NLSY1979, five key findings were identified. They include:
1) The effect of parenting practices on college enrollment is not influenced by the parenting style adopted
2) The authoritarian parenting style is a better predictor of college enrollment than the authoritative parenting style for Hispanic respondents
3) Higher parental involvement at home is associated with higher odds of college enrollment
4) Higher parental involvement at school is associated with higher odds of college enrollment only for White students
5) There is a negative interaction between being Black and higher parental involvement at school

Author

• Erica Shannel Johnson, ETS