Maintaining productive partnerships between families and schools is more complex when
youth enter middle school. A systematic and inclusive understanding of the strategies …

How parents conceive of their role in their children's education and how researchers and
practitioners conceptualize parental involvement are significant for understanding parental …

Policy statements of the last two decades have directed schools to enter into partnerships
with parents to enhance the social, emotional, and academic growth of their children …

Parental participation has long been recognized as a positive factor in children's education.
Research consistently shows that parents' contributions to their children's education lead to …

A decade ago, Hoover-Dempsey and Sandler offered a model of the parental involvement
process that focused on understanding why parents become involved in their children's …

In this study, we explored ideas and attitudes about education among low-income, minority
parents to understand their interaction patterns with schools. Although the bulk of research …

In the end, there is no program or policy that can substitute for a mother or father who will
attend those parent/teacher conferences, or help with homework after dinner, or turn off the …

The purpose of this study was to identify factors that lead to successful educational
partnerships between school staff and families. The method for this investigation focused on …

Whereas the focus of most parental involvement research has been on examining its effects
on student outcomes, the goal of our study was to explore the determinants of parental …

Parental involvement in education is crucial during adolescence when grades decline and
youth autonomy increases. This study examined parental involvement trajectories from 7th …