Evolving Korean Parenting Roles Influencing Achievement Revealed Through Children's Perspectives on East Asian Parenting Beliefs, Styles, and Practices

• In Event: 58.083 - Roundtable Session 26
  In Roundtable Session: 58.083-2 - Multicultural/Multiethnic Education: Perspectives on Family and Institutional Actors' Roles in the Education of Diverse Learners

Abstract

Research on parenting styles and children’s developmental outcomes have been prominent in the parenting and achievement literature for decades and research shows that parenting style is not consistent across families from diverse backgrounds (Baumrind, 1971; Chao, 1994; Grusec, Goodnow, & Kuzcynski, 2000). Building on this research, this study examines Korean parenting ad its influence on Korean-American achievement by examining the common factors across East Asian parenting ideologies, styles, and practices through the East Asian Parenting Model (EAPM). Perceptions about child development and learning and the changing and evolving mother-child relationship are patterns particularly explored in this study. These findings may help inform educators working within school settings about ways in which paternal roles influence the education of Korean-American children.

Author

• Wendi J. Otto, California State University - Fullerton