Understanding the Barriers to School Attendance Among Immigrant Children
Keywords
Loading...
Authors
Issue Date
2023-07-07
Language
en
Document type
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Title
ISSN
Volume
Issue
Startpage
Endpage
DOI
Abstract
This quasi-experimental study aimed to investigate the impact of an informational intervention using flyers to promote parental monitoring among immigrant parents in Germany, with the goal of reducing school absenteeism. A non-random purposive sample of 76 parents was recruited from a secondary school for participation. The parents were either assigned to the experimental group, which received information on mandatory school attendance regulation, or the control condition, in which the presented information was about iPad maintenance. With regard to both groups as the between-subject factor, the study assessed and compared the effects of the provided information on parental monitoring scores of parents. The results indicated no significant differences in parental monitoring between the attendance regulation and iPad maintenance groups. Additionally, the analysis accounted for the number of children parents or guardians were responsible for, but it did now show any significant impact on parental monitoring. However, a significant difference in absences was observed after the intervention, with a decrease of 17.34% in the control group and 26.28% in the experimental group. These findings suggest that the provided information did not have a significant effect on parental monitoring behaviors. The insights gained based on this study highlight the importance of considering additional measures to address parental monitoring practices and acknowledge the limitations of the study.
Keywords: School attendance, absenteeism, immigrant families, parental monitoring
Description
Citation
Supervisor
Faculty
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen