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Many of the courses integrate parents and families into teacher preparation courses. One example of effective adult/community learning is the “Parent Power Night” (PPN) component. This model builds a learning community (Eaker, DuFour, & Burnette, 2002), engaging university faculty members with preservice teachers and family members in effective teaching/learning activities. Pre-service teachers are concurrently enrolled in mathematics content and pedagogy courses, taught together in a “block” on the campus of a public school. PPN activities aim to engage parents and community members together with the university students in meaningful investigations of mathematical concepts. Preliminary evidence suggests that, in this predominantly Hispanic, high-poverty area, PPN activities have impacts on participating parents’, children’s and preservice teachers’ knowledge and attitudes towards mathematics. An unanticipated outcome has been the impact on adults with limited previous formal education; many acquired the knowledge necessary to understand rather sophisticated mathematics concepts their children were learning  \n36 Adults Learning Mathematics – An International Journal  \nin school. The paper will discuss instructional methods used and implications for effective adult/family learning of mathematics content in Hispanic communities.  \nKey words: adult learning, informal learning, mathematics, Parent Power Nights.  \nIntroduction  \nNumerous research studies (e.g., Epstein, 2000; Marschall, 2006; Shefelbine, 2006) point to the critical importance of parental involvement in children's cognitive development and academic success. Substantial evidence indicates that consistent parental involvement in mathematics is essential for building a strong foundation for children's learning and strengthens their attitudes towards mathematics (Civil & Andrade, 2002; Kliman, 1999; Sheldon & Epstein, 2005) .  \nParental involvement, in this paper, will be understood to include any relatives or guardians playing a parental role for the child. Our research model builds on Epstein (2001), who describes the goals and outcomes of parental involvement as a continuum, with specific and clearly defined functions – parenting, communicating, volunteering, learning at home, community collaboration and decision making. Our experience with children, parents, extended family members and caregivers in mathematics focused Parent Power Nights (PPN) sessions allowed us to observe and measure the outcomes of parents learning mathematics informally through active participation in innovative activities together with their children.  \nWhile the impacts of parental involvement have attracted attention in recent years and several research studies examine this important dimension of student development, there are gaps in the literature that remain. This paper contributes to the growing body of knowledge about adult learning by means of a school-focused intervention – the Parent Power Night model.  \nBackground  \nReview of the literature  \nOur theoretical approach to adult learning is grounded in socio-cultural theory that considers culture to be dynamic and related to social reality. This theoretical construct has direct implications for the innovation discussed here, with a focus on v","cbCaie1hs0mSbNWX","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaie1hs0mSbNWX","pdf",439245,17,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n# Background\n## Review of the literature","[{\"question\":\"What is the Parent Power Night (PPN) model designed to do?\",\"answer\":\"PPN is designed to engage parents and community members together with university students in meaningful investigations of mathematical concepts.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the paper describe parental involvement in mathematics?\",\"answer\":\"Parental involvement is described as including relatives or guardians playing a parental role, aligned to a continuum of functions such as parenting, communicating, volunteering, learning at home, community collaboration, and decision making.\"},{\"question\":\"What outcomes does the paper report from PPN activities?\",\"answer\":\"Preliminary evidence suggests impacts on parents’, children’s, and preservice teachers’ knowledge and attitudes toward mathematics, including increased understanding for adults with limited prior formal education.\"}]","Parent Power Nights - A model for engaging adults/families in learning mathematics | PDF",1792065579,43]