TY - JOUR
T1 - Help from the parent-teacher association to parenting efficacy
T2 - Beyond social status and informal social capital
AU - Cheung, Chau-kiu
AU - Lam, Ching-man
AU - Ngai, Steven Sek-yum
PY - 2008/6
Y1 - 2008/6
N2 - Objective: Empirical research is required to shed light on the issue concerning the support the parent-teacher association (PTA) for parents of schoolchildren. It is to examine if the benefit stems from informal social capital arising from the PTA. Method: A telephone survey collected data from parents whose children studied in a grade between Grades 4 and 9 in Hong Kong. Results: The benefits of PTA membership and help were significant. However, the contribution of informal social capital to change in parenting efficacy was insignificant. Discussion: Consequently, The benefit of the PTA is not attributable to informal social capital. © 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
AB - Objective: Empirical research is required to shed light on the issue concerning the support the parent-teacher association (PTA) for parents of schoolchildren. It is to examine if the benefit stems from informal social capital arising from the PTA. Method: A telephone survey collected data from parents whose children studied in a grade between Grades 4 and 9 in Hong Kong. Results: The benefits of PTA membership and help were significant. However, the contribution of informal social capital to change in parenting efficacy was insignificant. Discussion: Consequently, The benefit of the PTA is not attributable to informal social capital. © 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
KW - Help
KW - Parent-teacher association
KW - Parenting efficacy
KW - Social capital
KW - Social status
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U2 - 10.1016/j.socec.2006.12.068
DO - 10.1016/j.socec.2006.12.068
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
SN - 1053-5357
VL - 37
SP - 1134
EP - 1152
JO - Journal of Socio-Economics
JF - Journal of Socio-Economics
IS - 3
ER -