Quantitative Findings
The quantitative data from my dependent variable question was “How much time did you spend on the project?” The data indicate that one respondent spends less than or equal to ten minutes, three respondents spend eleven to twenty minutes, four respondents spend twenty-one to thirty minutes, and three respondents spend more than thirty minutes. The overall meaning of this dataset would indicate how much time parents are spending with their children while completing each fun activity. The positive correlation from this dataset should show that the more time parents spend on completing the fun activities with their children it would simply show how much they were involved
The quantitative data from the independent variable question was “what is your race/ethnicity?” the answer choices were Latino/Hispanic, White (Non-Latino), Black or African American, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, Middle Eastern, Multiracial, Other, and Prefer not to answer. The overall meaning for this dataset simply identified the race of the parents and how many of the respondents were of a particular race through this project on parent involvement. From the demographic information, the data shows six respondents were Black or African American and four respondents were White (Non-Latino).
Qualitative
In sociology class, we have been working on data and methods for a survey dealing with five fun activities. The five fun activities from this dataset were dino buddie, painted leaf pressings, beaded clothespin butterfly, fall-themed scavenger hunt, and astronaut pudding. Our goal was to see how parent involvement from each of these five activities would show the relationships between parents and their children on how much time they spend together from the activities, and would it cause them to build a bond while having a fun time. The result we received back from the survey was only a small portion of only eleven responders completing the fun activities out of fifty-one participants from three head start. The overall themes that come to mind while reading the open-ended question from the eleven responders were happiness, family engagement, and fun.
The theme of happiness appeared in three out of eleven responders’ reactions while completing the fun activities. This information would also be successful for the researchers knowing that the overall meaning for parent involvement was accomplished between the parents and their children. I would be using the response from three different responders just to see how happiness played an important role in the fun activities. The response for responder number three said “The family time we spend together. So happy doing the activities.” Responder number five said, “We love the arts, crafts, and the scavenger hunt.” Responder number six said, “Being together and helping each other.” The overall meaning from all three of these responders would be happy is formed by simply just spending time together with your loved ones while completing fun activities together.
The theme of family engagement would appear in nine out of eleven responders’ reactions while completing the fun activities. This information would be also successful for the researchers knowing that the overall meaning for parent involvement was accomplished between the parents and their children. This would be shown as a positive correlation knowing that point of this dataset was to see how much-involved parents spend time in their children’s lives. I would be using the response from three different responders just to see how family engagement played an important role in the fun activities. The response for responder number two said “Spending time together and learning new things.” Responder number one said “We did each activity at least twice. I loved the organization’s detailed instruction and the materials being included.” Responder number nine said “The interaction with our child and the fact that the rest of the family was interested in participating as well.” The overall meaning from all these responses from the responders simply demonstrates how the fun activities allowed other families besides the children’s parents to help participants and become more engaged.
The theme of fun would appear in two out of eleven responder reactions while completing the fun activities. This information would also be successful for the researchers knowing that the overall meaning for parent involvement was accomplished between the parents and their children. The reaction from the fun activities would be more beneficial between the parents and their children’s knowing that they had a great time. The response from responder number four said “It brought a lot of fun and laughter for our family. My kids were able to learn a lot.” The response from responder number ten said “Having fun.” The overall meaning from these responses was simply basic on the reaction of the fun activities and what type of mood both the parents and their children showed throughout them while still having a great time learning from these activities.