Parent and Family Relations

• Ames, M. E., Wintre, M.G., Pancer, S.M.,Pratt, M. W., & Birnire-Lefcovitvh, S. (2014). Rural Compared to Urban Home Community Settings as Predictors of First-Year Students' Adjustment to University. Journal of College Student Development, 55(2), 208-215. doi:10.1353/csd.2014.0016
• Bank, B. J., Slavings, R. L., Biddle, B.J. (1990). Effects of peer, faculty, and parental influences on students’ persistence. Sociology of Education¸ 63(3), 208-225.
• Blackhurst, A. (2008). Campus commons: Moving away from generalizing a generation. About Campus, 13(1), 4-6.
• Bylund, C. L., Imes, R. S., & Baxter, L. A. (2005). Accuracy of parents' perceptions of their college student children's health and health risk behaviors. Journal of American College Health, 54(1), 7.
• David, M. E., Ball, S. J., Davies, J., & Reay, D. (2003). Gender issues in parental involvement in student choices of higher education. Gender & Education, 15(1), 21.
• Lapsley, D. K., & Edgerton, J. (2002). Separation-individualization, adult attachment style, and college adjustment. Journal of Counseling & Development, 80(4), 484-493.
• Legutko, R. S. (2008). A decade's difference: Research revisited on family influence of rural high school students' postsecondary decisions. Rural Educator, 29(2), 4-7.
• Mansfield, P. M., & Warwick, J. (2005). Gender differences in students' and parents' evaluative criteria when selecting a college, Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 15(2), 47-80.
• Martin, P. (2005, August 4). Hovering parents do more harm than good. Asbury Park Press. Retrieved March 10, 2008, from http://www.lifecourse.com/news/lib-clips/050804_asb.html.
• Napper, L., Hummer, J., Lac, A., & Labrie, J. (n.d.). What Are Other Parents Saying? Perceived Parental Communication Norms and the Relationship Between Alcohol-Specific Parental Communication and College Student Drinking. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors.
• Oblinger, D. (2003). Boomers, gen-Xers, and millennials: Understanding the “new” students. EDUCAUSE Review, 38(4), 36-45.
• Sax, L. J., & Wartman, K. L. (2010). Studying the Impact of Parental Involvement on College Student Development: A Review and Agenda for Research. Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research, 219-255. doi:10.1007/978-90-481-8598-6_6
• Smith, S. G., English, R., & Vasek, D. (2002). Student and parent involvement in the transition process for college freshmen with learning disabilities. College Student Journal, 36(4), 491-503.
• Strage, A., & Brandt, T. S. (1999). Authoritative parenting and college students' academic adjustment and success. Journal of Educational Psychology, 91(1), 146-156.
• Wintre, M. G., & Yaffe, M. (2000). First-year students' adjustment to university life as a function of relationships with parents. Journal of Adolescent Research, 15(1), 9-37.

• Auerbach, S. (2006). "If the student is good, let him fly”: Moral support for college among Latino immigrant parents. Journal of Latinos and Education, 5(4), 275-292.  
• Bers, T. (2005). Parents of traditionally aged community college students: Communications and choice. Research in Higher Education, 46(4), 413-436.
• Brooks, R. (2004). “My mum would be as pleased as punch if I actually went, but my dad seems a bit more particular about it”: Paternal involvement in young people's higher education choices. British Educational Research Journal, 30(4), 495-514.
• Conneely, J. F., Good, C., & Perryman, K. (2001). Balancing the role of parents in the residential community. In B. V. Daniel & B. R. Scott (Eds.), Consumers, adversaries, and partners: Working with the families of undergraduates (New Directions for Student Services, 94, pp. 51-61). San Fancisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
• Cutrona, C. E., Cole, V., Colangelo, N., Assouline, S.G., Russell, D.W. (1994). Perceived parental social support and academic achievement: An attachment theory perspective. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 66(2), 369-378.
• Daniel, B., Evans, S., & Scott, B. R. (2001). Understanding family involvement in the college experience today. In B. V. Daniel & B. R. Scott (Eds.), Consumers, adversaries, and partners: Working with the families of undergraduates (New Directions for Student Services, 94, pp. 3-13). San Fancisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
• Gavin Henning (2007) Is In Consortio Cum Parentibus the New In Loco Parentis?, NASPA Journal, 44:3, 538-560
• Lange, D. K., & Stone, M. E. (2001). Parental involvement in admissions and financial aid. In B. V. Daniel & B. R. Scott (Eds.), Consumers, adversaries, and partners: Working with the families of undergraduates (New Directions for Student Services, 94, pp. 15-27). San Fancisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. 
• McInnis, D. (2001). Partnering with families through institutional advancement. In B. V. Daniel & B. R. Scott (Eds.), Consumers, adversaries, and partners: Working with the families of undergraduates (New Directions for Student Services, 94, pp. 63-71). San Fancisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
• Messersmith, E. E., & Schulenberg, J. E. (2008). When can we expect the unexpected? Predicting educational attainment when it differs from previous expectations. Journal of Social Issues, 64(1), 195-212.
• O’Briant, D. (2003, August 11). Millennials: The next generation. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 17, 2008 from http://www.lifecourse.com/news/articles/lib/2003/081103-tajc.html.
• Perna, L. W., & Titus, M. A. (2005). The relationship between parental involvement as social capital and college enrollment: An examination of racial/ethnic group differences.Journal of Higher Education, 76(5), 485-518.
• Scott , B. R., & Daniel, B. V. (2001). Why parents of undergraduates matter to higher education. In B. V. Daniel & B. R. Scott (Eds.), Consumers, adversaries, and partners: Working with the families of undergraduates (New Directions for Student Services, 94, pp. 83-89). San Fancisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
• Weeks, K., M. (2001). Family-friendly FERPA policies: Affirming parental partnerships. In B. V. Daniel & B. R. Scott (Eds.), Consumers, adversaries, and partners: Working with the families of undergraduates (New Directions for Student Services, 94, pp. 39-50). San Fancisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. 
• Yan, W. (1999). Successful African American students: The role of parental involvement.The Journal of Negro Education, 68(1), 5-22.

• Bers, T. H., & Galowich, P. M. (2002). Using survey and focus group research to learn about parents' roles in the community college choice process. Community College Review, 29(4), 16.
• Coburn, K. L. (2006). Organizing a ground crew for today's helicopter parents. About Campus, 11(3), 9-16.
• Coburn, K. L., & Woodward, B. (2001). More than punch and cookies: A new look at parent orientation programs. In B. V. Daniel & B. R. Scott (Eds.), Consumers, adversaries, and partners: Working with the families of undergraduates (New Directions for Student Services, 94, pp. 27-38). San Fancisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
• Golden, D. C. (2001). The president's role in partnering with parents. In B. V. Daniel & B. R. Scott (Eds.), Consumers, adversaries, and partners: Working with the families of undergraduates (New Directions for Student Services, 94, pp. 73-82). San Fancisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
• Farrell, E. F. (2007). Deans can't stand 'helicopter parents,' but they hover, too, when their kids apply. Chronicle of Higher Education, 53(34), B8-B9.       
• Kadaba, L. S. (2004, January 24). Off to college - for parent and child; These parents hover, stay involved. They want it that way. So do the children. The Philadelphia Inquirer, p.12   
• Lane, T. (2006, March 19). Helicopter parents: They hover over their college-age children, unwilling to let go. Toledo Blade. Retrieved June 30, 2008, from http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060319/ART16/60319010/-1/ART.  
• Lederman, D. (2008, March 24). U.S. proposes new rules on student privacy. Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved April 3, 2008, from http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/03/24/ferpa
• Savage, M. (2015). National survey of college and university parent programs. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, Parent Program Office
•  Smith, M. J., & Fleming, M. K. (2006). African American parents in the search stage of college choice: Unintentional contributions to the female to male college enrollment gap. Urban Education, 41(1), 71-100.   
• Trotman, M. F. (2001). Involving the African American parent: Recommendations to increase the level of parent involvement within African American families. The Journal of Negro Education, 70(4), 275-285.   
• Turrentine, C. G., S. L. Schnure, D. D. Ostroth, and J. Ward-Roof. (2000) The parent project: What parents want from the college experience. NASPA Journal, 38, 31-43.   
• Wartman, K., & Savage, M. (2008, January 1). Parental involvement in higher education: Understanding the relationship among students, parents, and the institution. ASHE Higher Education Report, 33(6), 1-125.

• Parents of first generation students
• Parents of students of color
• Mental health - facilities and support
• Safety - residence hall and other living facilities, transportation, campus, emergency procedures
• Confidentiality - how much can parents know while protecting the student
• "Helicopter" parents - dealing with them, involving them in a positive way, recognizing they are not going to go away, helping student support staff understand the parents of today
• Resources that can be provided to parents in areas such as student life, preparing parents for having a student in college, helping parents to prepare student for college, preparing parents for graduation
• Obtaining grants for providing resources, like brochures that have been developed for parents in discussing alcohol use in college
• Can student support staff educate the rest of the university (faculty, administrators) on dealing with parents?
• Has informing parents of disciplinary action involving such areas as alcohol worked in decreasing problems?
• What types of services are institutions providing to parents?
• Institutional impact of FERPA when working with parents
• Parental involvement with the rise in the Millennial student
• Pre-college resources
• How to manage parents seeking more involvement in academic arenas- course selection
• Expectation of lots of help from university
• Parents as sponsors for programs, events
• Need for parent office- intentional plan to nurture parent constituency to improve student retention
• Parents as partners for student success and parent satisfaction
• Parents can promote positive relationship/image of university- give $ and time
• Valuable feedback resource
• Ways to engage parents via technology- Internet surveys, resources, information, event announcements
• Engaging parents from other states, countries    

• The Ethos of the Overinvolved Parent
  The Atlantic from May 18, 2017
  Colleges are adjusting to increasing contact with adults who are more ingrained in their children's lives than ever.
• Paul, P., & Jozefowicz, C. (2003). The permaparent trap. Psychology Today, 36(5), 40-53.
• Russell, J. (2004). “More Colleges Helping Parents Stay Connected.” The Boston Globe, A1.
• Zaslow, J. (2005). The coddling crisis: Why Americans think Adulthood begins at age 26.”The Wall Street Journal, D1. 

PFRKC Resource Archive- In the News 2007-2011