Examining Student Gendered Experiences with Parent Involvement in The Bahamas
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22031124 |
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| Authors | Anica Bowe (0000-0002-0989-5977, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 33-45 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Bahamian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2220-5772 • E-ISSN: 2220-5772 |
| Publisher | The University of The Bahamas (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15362/ijbs.v29i2.523 |
| OpenAlex | W4389220283 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
Within English-speaking Caribbean K-12 schooling systems, there has been a consistent trend of boys performing at a lower academic standard than girls. Caribbean scholars suggest approaching gendered achievement patterns from multiple perspectives, dimensions, and methodologies to help clarify the inequities that are prevalent in Caribbean schooling. To address this call, I narrow attention onto the Bahamian family context and raise the question as to whether parent involvement with schooling in The Bahamas differs for boys versus girls. Survey data (parents, n = 377) came from a comprehensive study on parent involvement with schooling that took place in Grand Bahama during summer of 2018. Multivariate analysis of factor scores using two scales, Basic Needs Involvement (11-item scale) and Academic Involvement (3-item scale), showed that parental involvement was similar for boys and girls. Like previous findings in The Bahamas, there were more girls enrolled in private schools than boys. Findings are discussed in terms of societal perceptions about whose education is valued, mandates for gender parity, the impact global trends have on local trends, and moving towards empirical-based theories for gendered achievement patterns within Caribbean societies
Cartography · Developmental psychology · Geography · Multivariate analysis · Perception · Sociology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Education Systems and Policy · Gender Studies · Medicine · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology
Bahamian Fathers' Involvement with Their Child’s Schooling
Boys’ educational ‘underachievement’ in the Caribbean
The development of theory on gendered patterns of achievement in the Anglophone Caribbean
Antecedents affecting science achievement scores in classrooms in Trinidad and Tobago
Evaluating the geography of gendered achievement using large-scale assessment data from the primary school system of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Girls, boys and school achievement
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