Parents' interest in their child's education and children's outcomes in adolescence and adulthood: does gender matter?
Journal article
Campbell, Alice K., Povey, Jenny, Hancock, Kirsten J., Mitrou, Francis and Haynes, Michele. (2017). Parents' interest in their child's education and children's outcomes in adolescence and adulthood: does gender matter? International Journal of Educational Research. 85, pp. 131 - 147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2017.07.010
Authors | Campbell, Alice K., Povey, Jenny, Hancock, Kirsten J., Mitrou, Francis and Haynes, Michele |
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Abstract | There has been a dearth of research utilising interactional models of parent and child gender to investigate whether there are gender-specific effects in relationships between parent engagement and children's cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes. This study drew upon data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, and used adolescents’ reports of the interest shown by their parents in their education as well as parents’ retrospective reports of the interest shown by their own parents when they were growing up. We found no evidence of gender-specific effects for the outcomes of academic achievement, educational expectations or educational attainment in adulthood. Mothers’ and fathers’ interest was associated with the self-concept of their children, and these associations were stronger in opposite-gender children. |
Year | 2017 |
Journal | International Journal of Educational Research |
Journal citation | 85, pp. 131 - 147 |
Publisher | Elsevier Ltd |
ISSN | 0883-0355 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2017.07.010 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85026898664 |
Page range | 131 - 147 |
Research Group | Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education (ILSTE) |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
Editors | M. Hayden |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8516y/parents-interest-in-their-child-s-education-and-children-s-outcomes-in-adolescence-and-adulthood-does-gender-matter
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