Alberta M. Gloria, Pa Her, Betty Jo Thao, Douachong Lee, Shee Yee Chang, Asia Thao, Linda B Aroonsavath
{"title":"Tub Txawj, Ntxhais Ntse: Experiences of Hmong American Undergraduates","authors":"Alberta M. Gloria, Pa Her, Betty Jo Thao, Douachong Lee, Shee Yee Chang, Asia Thao, Linda B Aroonsavath","doi":"10.53956/jfde.2017.106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53956/jfde.2017.106","url":null,"abstract":"Exploring the educational experiences of 13 Hmong American undergraduates attending a predominantly White university, a total of six males and seven females participated in four semi-structured 90-minute focus groups (2 all female, 1 all male, and 1 mixed gender) framed within a psychosociocultural approach. Students shared their narratives about the individuals who influenced and the factors that informed their educational experience. The narratives were analyzed for emergent themes using a social constructivist approach and a multi-step content analysis. Twelve emergent meta-themes were identified and framed within the psychosociocultural approach. The psychological themes were college self-efficacy, feelings of intellectual phoniness, experience of microaggressions, and cognitive flexibility in making sense of the unwelcoming environment. The social dimension themes included different types of support from parents, siblings, Hmong college peers, and student-based groups and programs. Four themes emerged for the cultural dimension that included shifting perceptions of gender roles, community responsibility, community pressure, and shifting parent-child relationships. The study’s findings aligned with the extant research on Hmong American undergraduates and extended the understanding of gender scripts and the influence of familial and cultural expectations within higher education. Directions for future research and implications for student affairs professionals working with Hmong American undergraduates are discussed. ","PeriodicalId":184320,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Diversity in Education","volume":"426 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124224657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Parenting Stress and Social Support among Cross-national and Traditional Families","authors":"Yajuan Xiang, James L. Hoot, Jill Raisor","doi":"10.53956/jfde.2017.103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53956/jfde.2017.103","url":null,"abstract":"As a result of globalization, the number of cross-national couples in the United States is on the rise. However, a primary conclusion of the past research on such marriages has been subsumed under general intermarriages. The results of these studies focused on the challenges confronted by couples in potential conflicts caused by their disparate cultural backgrounds. Place of residence, language issues, societal stereotypes, extended families, and cultural complexity were identified in most qualitative studies as stressors most likely to contribute to a greater levels of parenting stress.A relatively small proportion of the literature in this area has focused on childrearing which was recognized as a flashpoint for more conflicts in these marriages. Thus, this study sought to compare the level of parenting stress and social support between cross-national and traditional families. Purposeful sampling was used to recruit 159 parents from both cross-national (82) and traditional (77) families in Western New York area. This study adopted the Parental Stress Scale (PSS), Family Support Scale (FSS), and self-developed questionnaire. Basic statistics and multiple regression analysis were applied. The results suggested parents from cross-national families do not experience higher level parenting stress comparing to their counterparts in traditional families. However, the number of children and cultural influences were found significantly related to parenting stress in cross-national families. In other words, the more children in a family and more distinct cultural difference between couples strongly contribute to the level of parenting stress among cross-national families.","PeriodicalId":184320,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Diversity in Education","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124837335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Narratives of Migrant Mothers: Exploitation, Transience, Education, and Resilience","authors":"Lindsay J. Jeffers, Karen S. Vocke","doi":"10.53956/jfde.2017.104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53956/jfde.2017.104","url":null,"abstract":"This narrative study provides new understanding about migrant farm worker families in Michigan. Mothers, in particular, are central to the family structure, providing continuity and stability in the migratory process. In 2016, we interviewed five migrant mothers working in Harbor County, Michigan. The women shared their struggles along with their hopes for the future. In this article, we focus our attention on the challenges faced by the women: family obligations, sexism, limited English proficiency, limited income, and work-related demands. In addition to their accounts of difficulties, the interviews also revealed the women’s great resilience and their belief in the power of education to change the future for their children. To conclude, we discuss the ways in which our schools and communities can support migrant students and their families. ","PeriodicalId":184320,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Diversity in Education","volume":"224 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114746090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Parents’ Beliefs on Play in Preschool","authors":"Kristina Turk, Martha J. Lash","doi":"10.53956/jfde.2017.94","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53956/jfde.2017.94","url":null,"abstract":"Parents’ beliefs and attitudes about early childhood play-based curriculum are influenced by personal history, socio-economic demographics, and culture. This qualitative study utilized narrative inquiry to delve into six parents’ beliefs on play in preschool. Their beliefs about their children’s participation in a play-based preschool and how their children’s various needs were met inform the family-school partnership. Methods included narrative inquiry, observation, and documentation review. Data sources were analyzed to ascertain commonalities, differences, and emerging themes in parents’ views of a play-based curriculum. Three overriding themes emerged: structure, socialization, and the reputation of their choice of Play Preschool (pseudonym). Additional analysis uncovered a deeper theme of readiness: preparation of their children for “real school,” for college, and for life. The final underlying theme to emerge was fear that the child would be unprepared for school and unable to live a good life, which caused and surrounded the readiness concern. Lastly, this study provided insights for family-school partnerships in which parents’ beliefs are valued.","PeriodicalId":184320,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Diversity in Education","volume":"52 4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123349431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Intervention to Support Teachers in Building on Children’s Home Literacy Backgrounds","authors":"Lilly M. Steiner, Christina M. Cassano","doi":"10.53956/jfde.2017.98","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53956/jfde.2017.98","url":null,"abstract":"This study examines the results of a family literacy intervention to teach teachers to build on families’ home literacy practices. A quasi-experimental design was used to study effects on: (1) the use of home-based literacy practices at school; (2) teachers’ beliefs about the family's role in children's literacy development; and (4) first-graders’ literacy achievement. The study was conducted in two first-grade classrooms with culturally diverse student populations. In the treatment classroom, the teacher learned practices for building home-school partnerships. This teacher incorporated specific opportunities to involve parents in children’s literacy learning that led to an increase in parent-teacher collaboration. A combination of teacher and parent participation in the intervention resulted in statistically significant differences in students’ scores on the Concepts About Print (CAP) assessment compared to students in the control classroom. This study is small; yet, it provides a timely and relevant model to promote parent involvement, which is particularly important given the renewed emphasis on building effective home-school partnerships.","PeriodicalId":184320,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Diversity in Education","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132731444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Population Overlooked: Building Caring Relationships Between Military Children and Teachers","authors":"Heather R. Haverback, Kathryn E. Bojczyk","doi":"10.53956/jfde.2017.91","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53956/jfde.2017.91","url":null,"abstract":"Millions of children across the globe are sons and daughters of military parents. These children have a unique set of circumstances which impact their education, development, family, and entire life. This paper considers research, which has shown that when teachers can create a positive relationship with individual students in their class, the student will see the school as a supportive space wherein he or she can academically and socially engage. Strategies to guide work with this population’s special needs are offered for teachers and administrators.","PeriodicalId":184320,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Diversity in Education","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127813233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Meeting, knowing, and affirming Spanish-speaking immigrant families through successful culturally responsive family engagement","authors":"M. Gabriel, Kevin Roxas, Kent W. Becker","doi":"10.53956/jfde.2017.93","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53956/jfde.2017.93","url":null,"abstract":"School districts and community agencies continue to support families with family involvement and engagement opportunities, but we question the methods utilized and the gap between the ideological beliefs utilized and the beliefs of the families being served. In this article, we analyze data from one strand of a year-long study to explain and demonstrate the successful use of culturally responsive pedagogy when applied to the development of school-family partnerships with families from immigrant backgrounds. Six Spanish-speaking parent participants in the study shared their perspectives through Photovoice, a collaborative research method. The families shared intimate descriptions of the strengths of their families, their expectations for their children in school, their own experiences with schools, and what they want educators to know about them and their families. Given the findings, we conclude the article by asserting that educational leaders must rethink traditional models, methods, and strategies of family engagement and seek to be more inclusive in engaging a broader section of families in their partnering efforts to meet, know, and affirm Spanish-speaking immigrant family members.","PeriodicalId":184320,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Diversity in Education","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124779674","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Becoming Critical Communities of Practice in Pre-Kindergarten","authors":"Melissa Sherfinski","doi":"10.53956/jfde.2017.81","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53956/jfde.2017.81","url":null,"abstract":"Communities of practice seek to support all members to move from the margins of education to the center. This study draws on data collected in one diverse universal pre-kindergarten (UPK) community in West Virginia over a 4-year period as a basis for considering home-school relationships. The findings indicated that while not yet a reality in the community due to persistent challenges, there is a deep interest among educators and diverse families to support their children's educations and to develop cross-cultural understandings. Given the current community context and the role of universal pre-kindergarten as a major pathway into K-12 education, this research found that it makes sense to pursue the development of communities of practice through induction, integration and investment strategies (Hong, 2011), with UPK serving as an important site for initial induction and integration.","PeriodicalId":184320,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Diversity in Education","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116961066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Kev txhawb siab: Hmong parents’ educational encouragement of their undergraduate daughter/son","authors":"Pa Her, Alberta M. Gloria","doi":"10.53956/jfde.2016.68","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53956/jfde.2016.68","url":null,"abstract":"This study quantitatively examined 121 Hmong parents’ self-efficacy, expectations, and cultural values relative to their educational encouragement of their undergraduates. Differences of relationships between parents’ self-efficacy and encouragement were yielded for father-son and father-daughter pairings as well as mother-son and mother-daughter pairings, respectively. Parental self-efficacy emerged as a positive predictor of parental educational encouragement as well as mediated the relationship of expectations and encouragement. Limitations, future research, and implications are discussed.","PeriodicalId":184320,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Diversity in Education","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132145390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"\"To Have Better Than What I Had”: The Transgenerational Family Pedagogy of an African American Family in the South","authors":"Jessica S Powell","doi":"10.53956/jfde.2016.83","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53956/jfde.2016.83","url":null,"abstract":"This paper, based on an ethnographic study of Black families in the South, explores the narratives of the Jordan family across three generations to understand the varied histories of schooling, education, segregation, and desegregation that are embodied in the stories they share. Their stories describe a transgenerational family pedagogy, which I define as the moves, choices, and messages shared across generations to support the educational and social mobility of their children and grandchildren. Their stories underscore the strengths of the segregated community schools of the past, while exposing a shift when de jure segregated education became de facto segregated schooling, and was no longer a suitable option for their children and grandchildren. This paper brings a new perspective to the family involvement discourse by arguing that our understandings of family-school partnerships can be strengthened by analyzing families and their relationships to education as historically and contextually situated","PeriodicalId":184320,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Diversity in Education","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121154330","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}