When studying an educational system, the relationship between school and parents is one
of its most important components. The literature shows that highly effective schools …

Traditionally, there has been a clear demarcation line between parents and schools.
Parents, as the first educators of the child, took primary responsibility for the social and moral …

This paper reports on findings related to the perceptions held by members of school
communities with respect to the factors which most help schools to be effective. The data are …

The literature on effective schools identified eight to ten factors that are measures of school
effectiveness. One of these factors relates the successful academic achievement of children …

A growing body of research suggests that a positive school climate and Principal leadership
are pivotal to building parent-school partnerships and supporting parent engagement in …

This third and final findings and discussion chapter presents aspects of school culture in the
Principal Leadership for Parent Engagement project. In Chap. 2 we described a positive …

In 1992, Tasmanian schools were using forms of school self management based on school
effectiveness literature. An accountability vacuum from the client's perspective had been …

The role of parents in the education of their children is a factor which has been
acknowledged as one of the contributors to learners' success in schools. In addition, the …

The importance of parents to the success of students in schools and to school improvement
has long been established and acknowledged by researchers and educators. In this article …

The study investigated School-community relationship approaches for effective
administration of public senior secondary schools in Rivers State. Four research questions …