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Teacher Perceptions Of Parental Incarceration And Its Influence On Children's Academic Success, Amber L. Hooper
Teacher Perceptions Of Parental Incarceration And Its Influence On Children's Academic Success, Amber L. Hooper
MSU Graduate Theses
A child’s educational fulfillment is often supported by the stability of parents being present in a child’s life. Children’s academic learning can be reinforced by parents taking an active role in promoting their child’s education. When a parent is incarcerated, the child can be left without a support person for their academic success. This may lead to behavior problems in school and the increased chance at academic failure and grade retention. The separation of a parent in a child’s early education years may have effects that last into adulthood and set the stage for intergenerational incarceration. This study examined teachers’ …