本书以美国华人家长（包括华人移民、华人留学生、访问学者等）为研究对象，对家长参与孩子英语学习的看法及方式进行调查，探究不同家庭因素对华人儿童英语学习的影响，为中美教学工作者及国内相关政策制定者提供参考和指导。书中探讨的主要问题包括：①美国华人家长对儿童早期英语学习的看法以及影响看法的因素；②美国华人家长参与儿童早期英语学习的方式和举措；③美国华人家长在参与儿童早期英语学习的过程中遇到的阻碍和挑战。

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
1.1.1 Chinese culture and traditional parenting
1.1.2 Policies about parental involvement and ELLs
1.2 Problem Statement
1.3 Purpose of the Study
1.4 Significance of the Study
1.5 Research Questions
1.6 Limitations
1.7 Definitions of Terms
1.8 Assumptions
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Theoretical Framework
2.1.1 Ecological systems theory
2.1.2 Vygotsky's socio-cultural theory
2.1.3 Parental involvement model
2.2 Parental Beliefs
2.2.1 The nature and origin of beliefs
2.2.2 Current approaches on beliefs research
2.2.3 The development of belief studies
2.2.4 Parental beliefs and children's develop ment
2.3 Parental Involvement
2.3.1 Definitions of parental involvement
2.3.2 Types of parental involvement
2.3.3 Historical evolution of parental involvement
2.3.4 Parental involvement and children's learning
2.4 Parental Involvement in the Early Years in China
2.5 English Language Learning in China
2.6 English Language Learning in the U
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Role of the Researcher
3.2.1 Statement of beliefs
3.2.2 Research interests
3.3 Setting and Participants
3.4 Means of Data Collection
3.5 Data Analysis and Coding
3.6 Trustworthiness
3.6.1 Peer review
3.6.2 Sound recording
3.6.3 Member check
3.6.4 Triangulation
CHAPTER 4 FINDINGS
4.1 Participant Profiles
4.1.1 Participant Victoria
4.1.2 Participant Zhai
4.1.3 Participant Si
4.1.4 Participant Jie
4.1.5 Participant Yin
4.1.6 Participant Zhou
4.1.7 Participant Fang
4.1.8 Participant Rita
4.2 Emergent Themes
4.3 Parental Beliefs
4.3.1 Importance of English learning
4.3.2 English starting age
4.3.3 Expectations for English learning
4.3.4 English language skills (Q6)
4.4 Parental Involvement
4.4.1 Time of involvement
4.4.2 Strategies of involvement (Home-based)
4.4.3 Teacher-parent communication
4.4.4 Parents' role
4.5 Challenges and Barriers for Parent Involvement
4.5.1 Time constraints
4.5.2 Language proficiency
4.5.3 Financial pressure
4.5.4 Other barriers
4.5.5 Suggestions regarding parental involvement
CHAPTER 5 DISCUSSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS
5.1 Summary of Discussion
5.2 Chinese Parents' Beliefs in English Learning
5.3 Chinese Parental Involvement
5.3.1 Chinese parents' home-based strategies
5.3.2 Chinese parental involvement in schools
5.4 Diverse Parenting Roles
5.5 Barriers to Effective Parental Involvement
5.6 Implications
5.6.1 Implications for schools and teachers
5.6.2 Implications for Chinese parents
CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
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