A key goal of much educational policy is to help parents become involved in children's
academic lives. The focus of such efforts, as well as much of the extant research, has …

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 …

There is no exact and common definition of parental involvement in the literature. For
example, to LaRocque et al.(2011, p. 116) parental involvement is 'the parents' or …

This article reviews psychological theory and research critical to understanding why parents
become involved in their children's elementary and secondary education. Three major …

While most practitioners and researchers support the recent policy direction for increased
parent involvement in their children's education, little consensus exists about what …

This chapter argues that scholars and educators have looked at the evidence regarding
parent involvement selectively, concentrating almost exclusively on the benefit s of such …

The Coleman Report posited that the inequality of educational opportunity appears to stem
from the home itself and the cultural influences immediately surrounding the home …

The current study evaluated the recent literature regarding schools' attempts to involve
parents in the education of their children. It chronicles programs describing the diverse …

There is a sizable body of research literature supporting the involvement of parents in
educational settings and activities. Because the existing literature base on parent …

Developing collaborations between families and schools to promote academic success has
a long-standing basis in research and is the focus of numerous programs and policies. We …