Meaning of Parental Involvement Among Korean Immigrant Parents: A Mixed Methods Approach

• In Event: 16.060 - Roundtable Session 3
  In Roundtable Session: 16.060-19 - Exploring Issues of Parental Involvement for Immigrant Children in the United States

Abstract

The study identified ways in which Korean immigrant parents define the concept of parental involvement and examined the statistical significances of interrelationships among these meanings. Seventy-seven parents responded to an open-ended question that asked them to define the meaning of parental involvement; 141 responses were analyzed. Qualitative analysis resulted in 4 distinct categories: (a) Support at Home (68.8%), (b) Home-School Connection (17.7%), (c) Participation in School (5.0%), and (d) Duty (8.5%). The category of Support at Home was divided into three subcategories: Support of Nonacademic Development (31.9%), Support of Emotional Psychological Development (29.1%), and Support of Academic Success (7.8%). A correlational analysis indicated that Support of Emotional Psychological Development was negatively correlated with Home-School Connection and Support of Academic Success.

Authors

• Yanghee Anna Kim, Kennesaw State University

• Sohyun An, Kennesaw State University

• Hyun Chu Leah Kim, Kennesaw State University

• Jihye Kim, Kennesaw State University