Developing an equitable measure of parent engagement in early childhood education for urban schools

CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW(2022)

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This study evaluated the validity of the Parent Engagement in Early Childhood Education (PEECE) Survey as an equitable measure of parent engagement in early childhood education that would address limitations of existing parent-report measures for use in urban schools in high poverty neighborhoods. We examined the PEECE Survey factor structure; item difficulty; discrimination; measurement invariance; and associations with children's kindergarten readiness, school absenteeism, and teachers' ratings of parent engagement among 304 parents of kindergarteners (74% mothers, 68.4% African American, 63.2% single parents, 59.2% low-income). Factor an-alyses revealed 3 PEECE Survey factors: Knowledge/Expectations, Trust/Communication, and Home-based Engage-ment (factor reliabilities ranged from 0.63 to 0.85). There was minimal evidence of differential item functioning by parent and child characteristics. PEECE subscale scores were significantly positively associated with kindergarten readiness and teacher ratings of parent's engagement; and significantly negatively related to kindergarten absenteeism. Subscale scores did not differ by parents' income level, marital status, or education or by child gender; African American parents reported higher scores on Knowledge/Expectations. Results suggest the 25-item PEECE Survey is a valid and equitable measure of parent engagement, capturing behaviors and per-spectives that are feasible for parents with limited incomes and resources and linked to indicators of children's early academic success.
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Parent involvement,Family engagement,Early childhood education,Education equity,School readiness,Urban education,Measurement
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