Cross-Cultural Validation and Application of a Parental Engagement Scale: Investigating the Effectiveness of Home-Literacy Intervention (Poster 7)

• In Event: Sunday Poster Session 11:25 am
  In Poster Session: Research, Methodology, and Data Analysis in Family, School, Community Partnerships

Abstract

To understand Chinese parents’ engagement in their child’s English learning, we adapted an existing four-dimension parent survey with a sample of 357 parents of first-grade students in south China. The sample was randomly split into two parts, one for a cross-cultural confirmatory factor analysis, and the other for independent t-tests to examine the effectiveness of a curriculum-aligned, home-based literacy intervention on Chinese parents’ perceived engagement by comparing treatment and control groups. The result confirmed a four-factor structure for the scale, with good psychometric properties and satisfactory internal consistency. We found parents in both conditions received equal support from school and teachers. Significant differences were found in parents’ perceived engagement in their child’s English learning and home daily routines.

Authors

• Henan Zhang, Texas A&M University

• Fuhui Tong, Texas A&M University

• Rafael Lara-Alecio, Texas A&M University

• Beverly J. Irby, Texas A&M University

• Hector H. Rivera, Texas A&M University