First Advisor
Athanasiou, Michelle
Document Type
Dissertation
Date Created
12-1-2011
Department
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, School Psychology, School Psychology Student Work
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between parent involvement and preschool children’s social competence and learning behaviors. Research is emerging to suggest a positive relationship between parent involvement and preschool children’s social competence and learning behaviors among Head Start populations. The participants in this study were a volunteer sample of parents and teachers of 130 preschool students. These preschool students attended preschool as tuition-paying students, students who attended preschool in order to receive special education, or students who attended preschool at no cost through a program that identified them as being at-risk. Parent involvement was measured using the Family Involvement Questionnaire. Social competence was measured using the Penn Interactive Peer Play Scale and learning behaviors were measured using the Preschool Learning Behaviors Scale. The results of the current study did not support a relationship between parent involvement and preschool children’s social competence and learning behaviors. Implications for future research are discussed.
Abstract Format
html
Keywords
Academic Achievement; Learning Behaviors; Parent Involvement; Preschool Children; Social Competence
Extent
118 pages
Local Identifiers
DeWar_unco_0161D_10111
Rights Statement
Copyright is held by author.
Digital Origin
Born digital
Recommended Citation
DeWar, Amanda, "The relationship between parent involvement and preschool children's social competence and learning behaviors" (2011). Dissertations. 105.
https://digscholarship.unco.edu/dissertations/105
