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    A Family-School Engagement Pilot of Proyecto Juntos: Latinx Immigrant Parenting and Youth Academic Self-Efficacy
    (University of Oregon, 2022-10-04) Birrueta, Maira; Leve, Leslie
    Latinx youth and their immigrant parents experience unique challenges and barriers within the U.S. educational system including language barriers, less teacher-parent communication, and discrimination (Olivos, 2004). Growth in enrollment of Latinx youth in elementary and secondary education exceeds that of non-Latinx youth, yet graduation rates among Latinx youth are lower than non-Latinx youth (U.S. Census Bureau, 2017). Latinx youth’s educational success may be improved by targeted intervention efforts focused on engaging Latinx immigrant parents. This dissertation examined intervention effects of Proyecto Juntos, a family-school engagement intervention, in a sample of 97 Latinx immigrant families. Data were collected longitudinally about parenting practices, parental school-related self-efficacy, parent-youth relationship, and youth self-efficacy. This study examined intervention effects utilizing two-way between subjects ANCOVA analyses and found that there were no significant intervention effects for parenting, parent school-related self-efficacy parent-youth relationship, or youth academic self-efficacy. Analyses to assess moderation effects of acculturation on study condition and parent and youth variables indicated no evidence in support of acculturation as a moderating factor. Last, analyses to assess parent variables as mediating factors between intervention effects and youth academic self-efficacy were conducted. Findings did not support parent factors as mediators for study condition and youth academic self-efficacy. Given that there is a need for interventions focused on increasing academic outcomes for Latinx students, this dissertation study presents valuable findings about Latinx immigrant parent-based interventions. Study limitations, future directions, and implications are discussed.