What factors are associated with fathers involvement after selected child, family, and school characteristics are taken into account?
In two-parent families, the strongest influence on fathers’ involvement in their children’s schools is mothers’ involvement. Fathers are more likely to be highly involved in their children’s schools if mothers are and vice versa. Other factors that are important are the fathers’ education, the presence of a stepmother as opposed to a biological mother, and the number of activities that families share with their children at home. As fathers’ education and number of activities increase so does fathers’ involvement. Fathers are also more likely to be highly involved in their children’s schools if there is a stepmother present. Some of the factors relating to high father involvement differ by the children’s grade level. Among children in elementary school, fathers are more likely to be highly involved if the mothers are employed full time as opposed to part time and if the children attend a private school rather than a public school that is assigned to them. Among children in the 6th throu
