Immigrant and native-born Mexican-American parents' involvement in a public school: A preliminary study

Mexican-American parents of Texas elementary school students were surveyed to compare the types of school involvement in which immigrant and U.S. born parents engage. Those completing the questionnaire included 246 mothers an d 39 fathers born in Mexico as well as 95 mothers and 13 fathers born in th e United States. More immigrant parents than U.S.-born parents indicated th ey helped their children with school work, attended school board meetings, volunteered at school, participated in parent-teacher conferences, went to school functions, served as room mother, engaged in school fundraising, and a ere present during parent advisory committee meetings.