Researchers must also consider race as a factor when studying parental
involvement in education. Hill et al. (2004) indicate that the race of the parent(s) impacts
parental involvement in education. In particular, African Americans have stronger
parental involvement than European Americans (Hill et al., 2004). However, some
research has found the opposite to be true (c.f. Seyfried & Chung, 2002). Others, like Hill
and Tyson (2009), state that it is unclear whether or not parental involvement varies
across race/ethnicity. This proposed study aims to clarify this.