Say it in Polish! : The Role of Heritage Language in preserving culture among families of Eastern European Origin

This project is part of a larger qualitative research study exploring the relationship between Eastern European American parenting styles and children\u27s academic achievement. Seven mothers who were either first- or second-generation Eastern European American participated in semi-structured individual interviews. This project focuses on heritage language preservation. It revealed motivations, strategies, and outcomes of parents\u27 desire to transmit their heritage language to the next generation. All participants had at least one child between ages five and eighteen. Based on our findings, four themes have emerged: 1) Motivations for heritage language preservation; 2) Resources and strategies to foster heritage language learning; 3) Family factors affecting heritage language transmission and fluency; and 4) Children\u27s evolving attitudes to heritage language.https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/u_poster_2016/1001/thumbnail.jp

Development of the Parenting Style and Practice Scale (PSPS) in examining parenting practices and children\u27s academic performance

What roles do parents play in fostering children\u27s academic success in school? There is a general consensus that confirms the importance of parenting styles and practices on children\u27s academic performance (e.g., Pinquart, 2015). However, there is a lack of up-to-date systematic parenting scales with acceptable validity and reliability. For this reason, it limits our understanding of parenting related studies in the current context. Developing a questionnaire is critical to conduct cross diverse comparisons which would broaden the generalizability of the related research. Adopting the review of literature research approach, the purpose of this study was to develop a scale that contains essential elements of parenting styles and practices. Using this instrument tool, the goal would be to examine the relationship between parenting practices and children\u27s academic performance. Through a thorough literature review, the Parenting Styles and Practices Scale (PSPS) was developed. The PSPS includes four factors: (a) parental expectations, (b) autonomy, (c) discipline, and (d) parental involvement in education. Each factor includes 10 variables. The next step would be to examine the psychometric properties of the PSPS on a sample. The ultimate goal is to implement the PSPS to a wider population and make the scale available for adoption in the parenting research community.https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/u_poster_2017/1003/thumbnail.jp

Say it in Polish! : The Role of Heritage Language in preserving culture among families of Eastern European Origin

This project is part of a larger qualitative research study exploring the relationship between Eastern European American parenting styles and children\u27s academic achievement. Seven mothers who were either first- or second-generation Eastern European American participated in semi-structured individual interviews. This project focuses on heritage language preservation. It revealed motivations, strategies, and outcomes of parents\u27 desire to transmit their heritage language to the next generation. All participants had at least one child between ages five and eighteen. Based on our findings, four themes have emerged: 1) Motivations for heritage language preservation; 2) Resources and strategies to foster heritage language learning; 3) Family factors affecting heritage language transmission and fluency; and 4) Children\u27s evolving attitudes to heritage language.https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/u_poster_2016/1001/thumbnail.jp