Parental Involvement and Postsecondary Education Enrollment: Nonnative Speakers of English

• In Event: 26.080 - Roundtable Session 8
  In Roundtable Session: 26.080-20 - Parent Involvement and Educational Outcomes: Learning From Diverse Families

Abstract

A wide disparity in postsecondary education enrollment exists across the various ethnic groups. This study investigates whether and how a sociocultural factor, parental involvement (parent-school involvement, parent-student involvement, home culture, and home language environment) might help to alleviate the persistent inequality in postsecondary education. The national dataset, Education Longitudinal Study 2002 was examined and a binary multilevel logistic regression model employed to determine the impacts of parental involvement on Non-native English Speakers’ postsecondary education enrollment. The results indicate specific ways of parental involvement that have positive impact on Non-native English Speakers’ postsecondary education enrollment. The study shows us the potential of and ways of using sociocultural factor to increase the postsecondary education enrollment of Non-native Speakers of English.

Authors

• Ellen Yeh, Columbia College Chicago

• Guofang Wan, Virginia Commonwealth University

• Frans H. Doppen, Ohio University