Uncovering a Hidden Chain Between Parental Involvement and Student Academic Achievement Through Teachers: An Exploratory Study in China

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session 20
  In Roundtable Session: The Role of Family and Community in Student Mastery of K–12 Content

Abstract

Given the confirmed positive relationships among student’s SES, parental involvement and student achievement, there has been scant scholarly attention to examine the in-between mechanisms.
This research uses the data of 3,934 Chinese 7th and 8th grade students and their parents’ survey data in China to examine the relationships among student SES, parental involvement in school, teacher support of student learning opportunity in the classroom, and student academic achievement in Chinese literacy. The research findings show parental involvement and teacher support have a significant chain-mediated effect between student SES and their academic achievement.
This research uncovered a hidden chain-up mechanism underlying student SES and their academic achievement through parental involvement and teacher support in the schooling process.

Authors

• Yafei Zhang, East China Normal University

• Shuangye Chen