The Effect of Parents on the Success of Their Children: Comparison Study between Immigrant and American-born Parents December 2 nd 2003 by Sukran Cakiroglu In partial fulfillment of the requirements in SCE5305 The University of Texas at Dallas

Factors that influence children’s school achievement: Parent Parent Teacher Teacher School School Peer group Peer group

The level of parental involvement depends on Culture Culture Socioeconomic Socioeconomic Personal experience Personal experience This study : Classifies the society as American-born and immigrant Classifies the society as American-born and immigrant Compares the roles of American-born and immigrant parents on the success of their children Compares the roles of American-born and immigrant parents on the success of their children

Everyone wants their children to be Well-adjusted Well-adjusted Productive Productive Economically self-sufficient Economically self-sufficient Immigrant parents differ from American-born parents Belief Belief Values Values Experiences Experiences

Factors which are effective on the success of students from immigrant parents; Family background Family background Parental involvement / encouragement Parental involvement / encouragement Family obligation Family obligation Peer support Peer support Students’ own attitudes and behaviors Students’ own attitudes and behaviors

Family background Socioeconomic status Socioeconomic status Belief among families Belief among families

Future Work: a comparative study between educated immigrant and American-born parents living in Plano, TX area to see the correlation between their socioeconomic background and the success of children at school. a comparative study between educated immigrant and American-born parents living in Plano, TX area to see the correlation between their socioeconomic background and the success of children at school.