The Importance of Parent Engagement in School - A Study on Immigrant Parents’ Contributions and Ch

What are immigrants’ parents’ contributions in parents evening who cannot speak english?  

What is the importance of parents’ engagements in school?

Harris (2008) carried out research in uk that explored the relationship between parent’s engagement and student’s achievement. Harris (2008) found out number of barriers in his research that some parent has to support their children’s learning. However, the studies show that parents engagement makes a great different when they engage with children’s learning in the home (harris 2008).

Clare (2011) shows that parents involvements with school regarding their children’s learning is important and it can have positive impact on children’s learning, behaviour and attendance. Clair (2011) research found that there are many different strategies to encourage parents to engage more with school. Involvements. First, headteachers have to learn how to build the necessary frameworks and

Addi-raccah, a & ainhoren, r (2009) gave three suggestion that can improve parents’ develop communication between parent and teacher leadership in school. Second, teachers need to know more about parental involvement with students, teachers, and the school organization. They need to change their attitudes toward parents and learn how to work effectively with them. Third, parents’ role should be redesigned in school to have better communication with teachers and headteachers.

Scott, s. Et. Al (2010) also showed that it is important to have parents’ engagements in school which can have positive impact on student’s achievement. Also, teachers needs to work closely with parents to have positive impact on students education and their behaviour. Scott, s. Et al (2010) also said that more engagement is needed from parents who are from different ethnicity background.

Drury (2017) interviewed eal parents where they share their experience and their anxiety. An opinion from eal parents about working with school “i don’t know about school, but the teachers know how to help my daughter” (drury, 2007:9) and “i hope she will do well, providing she gets enough help, because i cannot help her” (drury, 2007:11). Drury (2017) showed parents do care for their children’s education but some parents have a hesitancy to become involved because of their english.

Experiences within their families after relocating to a new country include:

Contributions to familial well-being, bonding through communication, and resilience within the family system.

In addition, parents can also experience many forms of pressure within the new environment and be preoccupied with their own concerns, such as employment pressures, which can also cause the child to take on parental roles such as caring for siblings

As a result of immigration, the structure of a migrant family may shift due to language and culture, which can impact both parents and children.

Migrant children have been found to adjust and integrate faster into the society of the host country than their parents because of their closer interaction and contact with the new culture.

As the relationship between victimization and expression of ethnic identity is positively related, cohesion within migrant families becomes even more important in youths’ lives as it fosters their resilience and prevents and/ or reduces experiences and perceptions of discrimination.