title: Immigrant and Native-born Mexican-American parents' involvement in a public school: a preliminary study.
abstract: Mexican-American parents of Texas elementary school students were surveyed to compare the types of school involvement in which immigrant and U.S.-born parents engage. Those completing the questionnaire included 246 mothers and 39 fathers born in Mexico as well as 95 mothers and 13 fathers born in the United States. More immigrant parents than U.S.-born parents indicated they helped their children with school work, attended school board meetings, volunteered at school, participated in parent-teacher conferences, went to school functions, served as room mother, engaged in school fundraising, and were present during parent advisory committee meetings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Sciences, Western New Mexico University, Silver City 88062, USA.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamilton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000523:psychology*; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D012574:Schools; D013781:Texas; D014838:Volunteers / Q000523:psychology