School Systems, Parent Behavior, And Academic Achievement: An International Perspective

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This volume takes an international and multidisciplinary approach to understanding students’ academic achievement. It does so by integrating educational literature with developmental psychology and family studies perspectives. Each of the nine chapters focuses on a particular country: China, Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, the Philippines, Sweden, Thailand, or the United States. It describes the country as a cultural context, examines the current school system and parenting in light of the school system, and provides empirical evidence from that country regarding links between parenting and students’ academic achievement. The book highlights similarities and differences in education and parenting across these nine countries - all varying widely in socioeconomic and cultural factors that affect schools and families. The volume contributes to greater understanding of links between parenting and academic performance in different cultural groups. It sheds light on how school systems and parenting are embedded in larger cultural settings that have implications for students’ educational experiences and academic achievement. As two of the most important contexts in which children and adolescents spend time, understanding how schools and families jointly contribute to academic achievement holds promise for advancing the international agenda of promoting quality education for all. Front Matter ....Pages i-x Education and Parenting: An Introduction (Emma Sorbring, Jennifer E. Lansford, Saengduean Yotanyamaneewong, Sombat Tapanya, Concetta Pastorelli)....Pages 1-14 Education and Parenting in China (Nan Zhu, Lei Chang)....Pages 15-28 Education and Parenting in Colombia (Laura Di Giunta, Liliana Maria Uribe Tirado)....Pages 29-42 Education and Parenting in Italy (Concetta Pastorelli, Dario Bacchini, Eriona Thartori, Laura Di Giunta, Maria Concetta Miranda)....Pages 43-54 Education and Parenting in Jordan (Suha Al-Hassan)....Pages 55-65 Education and Parenting in Kenya (Paul Oburu, Catherine Mbagaya)....Pages 67-78 Education and Parenting in the Philippines (Liane Peña Alampay, Aileen S. Garcia)....Pages 79-94 Education and Parenting in Sweden (Sevtap Gurdal, Emma Sorbring)....Pages 95-109 Education and Parenting in Thailand (Saengduean Yotanyamaneewong, Sombat Tapanya)....Pages 111-121 Education and Parenting in the United States (Ann T. Skinner, Jennifer E. Lansford, Marc H. Bornstein, Kirby Deater-Deckard, Kenneth A. Dodge, Patrick S. Malone et al.)....Pages 123-138 Education and Parenting: Conclusions and Implications (Jennifer E. Lansford, Emma Sorbring)....Pages 139-151