Research suggests that school-based parent networks have significant benefits for children’s education, yet scholars know very little about how such relationships form and develop over time. This study uses interview and survey data with elementary school parents in predominantly low-income Latinx communities to examine how parents meet one another; how deeper, more trusting relationships develop; and how the size and quality of parent networks change over time in the presence and absence of a family engagement program. Interview data suggest few and infrequent opportunities for parents to meet one another, which makes building relationships characterized by trust and shared expectations more difficult. The quantitative results show positive short-term effects of the program but differential effects over time.

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低收入拉丁裔社区中基于学校的家长网络的发展与可持续性：混合方法调查

研究表明，以学校为基础的父母网络对于儿童的教育有很大的好处，但是学者们对这种关系如何随着时间形成和发展了解得很少。这项研究使用主要是低收入拉丁裔社区的小学家长的访谈和调查数据来检验父母之间的相处方式。发展更深，更信任的关系；以及有无家庭参与计划的情况下，父级网络的规模和质量如何随时间变化。访谈数据表明，父母相遇的机会很少且很少见，这使得建立以信任和共同期望为特征的关系变得更加困难。定量结果显示了该程序的短期积极效果，但随着时间的推移出现了不同的效果。