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Parental Involvement in Schools, 2002.
This paper discusses the pros and cons of parental involvement in the elementary school system.
1,565 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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An examination of the pros and cons of parental involvement in the elementary school system, looking at how parents can help their children by becoming involved, while supporting the school and the community. The author shows how parental involvement is a controversial issue. Although findings show that parental involvement in the child's educational activities can be a positive and helpful experience, involvement can also be detrimental, and too personal or emotional involvement may actually hinder the educational process.
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"Parental involvement in the elementary school system is not a new idea. When fewer women worked outside the home, it was more common for mothers to spend time volunteering in their child's classroom, or help them with homework after school. Today, many educators and experts feel that parental involvement, especially in the elementary grades, can be beneficial for the children and the teachers, but too much of a good thing can also be detrimental to the classroom. Studies have also shown that parental involvement today is often based on the income level of the family, as lower income level parents are less likely to volunteer in the classroom, or become as involved in their child's education."
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Parental Involvement in Schools, 2002.
An examination of the relationship between a teacher training program and the level of teacher behavior and parental involvement in a Georgia school system.
10,478 words (approx. 41.9 pages), 44 sources, MLA, $ 209.95
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This paper discusses how it is established that an effective parent-school partnership is essential in helping students become more successful. It proposes a study, which could be used to develop a training model for teachers to enhance parental involvement, set in two K-2 primary schools in the Clayton County School System in Georgia.
Outline
Introduction
The Problem
Problem Background
Review of Literature
Purpose of the Study
Research Questions
Limitations/Delimitations
Importance of the Study
Review of Literature
Background and History
Obstacles to Effective Parent Involvement
Effective Parent Involvement
Summary
Methodology
Research Design
Selection of Subjects
Instrumentation
Dependent/Independent Variables
Data Collection Procedures
Data Analysis
Appendices
References
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"There is little controversy about the value of parent involvement to the student. Many studies have shown that strong parent involvement in the schools supports student achievement. Henderson (1988) reviewed 49 separate studies dealing with parent involvement and concluded that they were highly beneficial. They tended to insure that students achieved higher grades and test scores, had more positive attitudes and behaviors, and that the schools they operated in were more successful and effective. In their review, Chavkin and Williams (1988) indicated that there were additional benefits of strong parent involvement that Henderson had left out, including improved school attendance, reduced dropout rates, and more parent and community support for the school systems in general. Thus, there is considerable support for the benefit of strong parent involvement programs."
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Parental Involvement and School Performance, 2004.
This paper is a research proposal to evaluate the impact of parents' involvement on school performance.
2,205 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 68.95
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This paper is a research proposal designed to show that students perform better in school, both academically and socially, when their parents and/or other caring adults are involved in their lives and that the skills students learn from their parents and school at a young age carry over into their adult lives and affect how they function in society. The author reports that she will use a quantitative method based on report card grades and a parental questionnaire ascertaining the degree of parental involvement. The paper assumes that the analysis will show that, in general, children who perform well in school have more parental involvement overall than children who perform poorly. And this is why programs for these at-risk children, those not supported by their parents, are so badly needed.
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Definition and Significance of the Problem
Conceptual Framework/Literature Review
Hypothesis or Statement of Purpose
Methodology
Data Analysis
Limitations of the Study
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"Often, there is not much time for the children after the parent or parents arrive home from work. They are tired, and therefore the homework and other concerns of the child are often neglected or done in haste instead of talked about the done properly. This is doing a great disservice to our youth, as they will be the future of this world, and many of them will be ill prepared for the ?real world? of work, bills, and household duties and responsibilities because of a poor education and poor role models. This can be prevented, but it is not an easy fix, and much work remains to be done."
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Parental Involvement in Elementary School, 2008.
A look at the necessity for parental involvement in elementary schooling.
1,758 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 56.95
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This paper discusses that parental intervention in a child's education is important, irrespective of the parents' qualifications or financial status. The paper states that parental intervention in a child's education promotes growth of students and can be promoted by designing programs. The paper recommends that elementary school authorities should review the requirements of students in consultation with their parents and that parents should feel comfortable to communicate with the teachers. The paper concludes that parental involvement in elementary schools can be achieved only if it is legally mandatory and that governments should institute policies that call for equal participation of parents, teachers and elementary school authorities.
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"Parental intervention in a child's education is important irrespective of the parent's qualification or financial status. Parental involvement promotes academic, emotional and social growth of students. It is beyond doubt that a child who dedicates more time for homework will perform well at school. A well completed homework enables a student to learn systematically. It will also reflect in the character of the child. Involvement in a child's home work enable parents to keep in pace with the lessons at school and know more about the performance of a child. This will also help them to communicate with their teacher in the case of poor performance or absence on a day. Other than homework, parents can teach children to spend their leisure time in a fruitful manner. They can advice children to engage in reading rather than spend time to watch television. Parental involvement in children's studies gives room for conversation. Parents can indulge in positive conversation by giving advice on good behavior and values which will evolve good character in a child. Parents can instill interest in a child's learning. Involvement of family in a child's learning thus influences the child's character and ability throughout life. The success of parent assisted children will be one step ahead of those who are deprived of it."
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Parent Involvement in Schools, 2002.
This paper explores various aspects of parent involvement in schools.
5,817 words (approx. 23.3 pages), 26 sources, MLA, $ 139.95
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According to the paper, parent involvement has not always been successfully accomplished in the school system. The writer utilizes the sources to gain greater understanding of what parent involvement is, what it can accomplish and how it can be implemented successfully. The paper then gives models of of ways in which parents can successful invest time in the educational systems of their children.
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"Lazar and Slostad (1999) believe that teachers are actually trained into perceiving parents as obstacles, rather than as supporters or partners. They contend that historical patterns lead to a educational climate that negatively impacts teacher-parent relationships. Much of this developed as teachers increasingly became seen as the "professionals" in dealing with children, while parents were seen as ignorant, uneducated, and likely to be part of the problem, rather than part of the solution. They name several factors, including (a) socio-historical factors, (b) the failure of teacher education, (c) school culture systems that divide home and school, and (d) issues for teachers of older children."
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Parental Involvement at School, 2004.
An analysis of how parental involvement helps determine academic success in elementary school students.
1,158 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper explores the fact that parental involvement is considered by many educators and researchers to be one of the most significant factors contributing to academic achievement among students, especially during the elementary school years. The paper presents research that has revealed with overwhelming consistency that students with parents who are active in their education are more successful in school.
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"Researchers have found that nearly two-thirds of all students who will attend college first thought about college during the elementary school years, which means that supporting children's education during the early years will have a significant impact on their later academic achievement. Parents should become involved in their children's education and raising awareness of how important education is to their future. Parents should become familiar with academic programs that are geared towards college preparation and become an overall active partner in children's education. "Parents have a legal right to act as a partner with school professionals in making educational decisions about their children. In addition, research results tell us that children do better, enjoy school more, and cause fewer disciplinary problems when their parents are actively involved." (Beale & Ericksen-Radtke 2001) Children will be excited about school if their parents are excited about school."
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Parental Involvement in the School Setting, 2005.
Examines why parents are not active in the schools and what teachers can do to help.
1,100 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 38.95
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This essay first explores the issues underlying parental involvement in educational settings for a variety of cultural groups, including African-Americans, Hispanics, families with low socioeconomic status, and other overlooked groups. The paper then looks at ways in which educators and administrators can increase parental involvement in the classroom as a means of creating a stronger school community.
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"A 2004 study by Hill et al. found that parent involvement in school from 7th through 11th grade helped decrease behavioral problems, which in turn related to achievement and aspirations. However, this was only the case for parents with higher educational levels themselves. For the lower parental education group, the only aspect classroom involvement helped was with aspirations. One reason for this result may be a cyclical process identified in a study by Englund et al. (2004) Parents who themselves are well-educated will provide better instruction to their children prior to schooling. This educational support early in life correlates with a higher IQ, and a higher IQ increases parent expectations for their child and parent involvement in the classroom."
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Parental Involvement and Academic Achievement, 2007.
This paper examines the link between parental involvement in children's schooling and their academic success.
804 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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The paper relates that the level of parental involvement in children's schooling has always been intuitively accepted as being positively associated with academic achievement and high test scores. The paper examines relevant studies and shows how the forms of parental involvement that are most beneficial to the students remain mostly unexplored by most of the current literature. The paper maintains that studies should be conducted isolating precisely what parental habits most strongly correspond with high grades. The paper points out that although the signs are somewhat compelling that parenting style may be more influential than mere parental encouragement, they are not convincing enough to make a definite conclusion.
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"An article published by Suet-Ling Pong investigates the variances along the lines of the structure of the household. Pong notes that, "Growing proportions of children in the United States reside with a single biological parent, and there are also more children attending schools where the majority of students are from single-parent families or stepfamilies," (Pong 734). Pong analyzes eighth grade reading and math scores to determine that schools exhibiting a majority of students from single-parent homes statistically score lower on such exams. This trend is found to be true even after the demographic background of the parents is factored in--how far they went in school."
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Parental Involvement, 2006.
Examines the importance of parental involvement in elementary school education.
1,577 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 51.95
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Parental involvement is a key factor for the success of any elementary school curriculum. Elementary school aged children are at a point of development in which they put a high value on the validation of their parents. This is true regardless of the students' economic or ethnic background. The paper shows that the more a child's parents are involved in his or her education, the more that child will see how important it is make education a high priority.
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"In order to make the parental involvement program more manageable, it is important to identify smaller objectives in order to reach the ultimate goal. One objective that is extremely important to any parental involvement program is to build a foundation of trust and respect between the school and parents. This objective is essential because parents that feel comfortable at a school are much more likely to participate in their child's school. This would include taking into consideration the parent's cultural values."
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Parental Involvement in Education, 2006.
A literature review on the effect socioeconomic status has on parental involvement in their children's education.
1,946 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 61.95
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The paper analyzes the relationship between socioeconomic status of urban parents and the extent of their involvement in their children's academic life. The researcher hypothesizes that a direct relationship exists between socioeconomic status and parental involvement. The literature review examines the relevance of parental involvement in education, reasons to promote parental involvement in education, and barriers to parental involvement in education that may include parental socioeconomic status.
Table of Contents:
Parental Involvement in Education
The Role of Socioeconomic Status and Education
Socioeconomic Status and Academic Achievement
Theories of Parental Investment Behaviors
Parental Involvement Directly Linked With Economic Status
Summary of the Literature
Conclusions/Discussion
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"While collaborative involvement from parents is important to children's education, in many instances a lack of parental involvement is still evident in the school (Booth & Dunn, 1996). There are many reasons for this, including lack of time, confidence, attitudes regarding parent's role in education and parent's socio-economic status (Booth & Dunn, 1996). This study will focus on the role of socio economic status in parental involvement."
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Parental Involvement, 2004.
This paper discusses the importance of parental involvement in their children's formal education.
1,620 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 52.95
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This paper explains that the more positive a parent?s view of participation in a child?s education, the more likely that the child will have a balanced and positive self-conception. The author points out that parents of low-income black and Hispanic families are not well-represented among parents participating within their children's school because of commonly perceived barriers, such as language skills and social and cultural diversities. The paper stresses the importance of parent involvement during the middle-school years, since their children are facing new issues, and the guidance provided by actively involved parents is priceless to the middle-school student.
Table of Contents
Statement of Thesis
Introduction
Parental Involvement
Effects of Participation of Parents on the Child
Reasons for Non-Participation of Parents
Parental Involvement Not Based on Level of Income
Parental Involvement in Minority Families
Barriers Parental Participation
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Guidelines for Parent Participation
Middle School Involvement
Conclusion
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"?Parental involvement? or ?parental participation? can be defined by many terms due to the fact that there are so many various avenues through which a parent can become active and maintain a vital role in the student?s education. The educational system within the global society as well as the ?No Child Left Behind Act' (NCLBA) has determined a protocol that is inclusive of parents, teachers, schools, city councils, communities and others in civic organizations work in conjunction to enhance the quality and effectiveness of education."
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Parental Involvement in Low-Income Minority Students, 2005.
An in-depth discussion of the significance of parental involvement in education among low-income minority students.
5,987 words (approx. 23.9 pages), 21 sources, MLA, $ 142.95
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This paper explains the importance of parental involvement in education. The paper first begins with the design of parental involvement and then discusses types of parental involvement. Various factors are analyzed such as language and cultural differences and time constraints. The effects of parental involvement in family literacy programs is explored and extent of parental participation in low-income schools is also examined.
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Chapter One
Introduction
Background
Statement of Purpose
Significance of Project
Methodology
Delimitation of Project
Definition of Terms
Chapter Two
Review of Related Literature
Introduction
Rationale for the Project
Summary
Chapter Three
The Data
Introduction
Survey Results
Administrator
Teachers
Parents/Community
Students
Explanation of the Group
Chapter Four
Summary
Conclusion
Recommendations
Bibliography
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"The purpose for writing this paper was to scrutinize recent research on the significance of parental involvement in education among low income minority students. Another purpose was to see whether or not minority parents' participation in schools would enhance student test scores and other school related activities. Parents involved in workshops designed to teach homework tips for reading and math had students with greater academic achievement. In addition, it was important to find out if parental involvement negated language differences, cultural differences, and other caste barriers of minority students. In order to do this the researcher needed to study several individuals in a particular and chosen school district including parents, students, and teachers.
Reviewing the literature for this issue was also important because the information contained in the literature review provided a great deal of insight into what had been done in the past. This past information is vital for a complete understanding of what has been going on in the academic world when it comes to whether the involvement of the parents has anything to do with the way that children perform on tests and the kinds of grades that these children receive. Not all school districts may find that having parental involvement makes any kind of significant difference in how well their children perform, but since it seems logical that this would be the case, further studies are clearly needed to examine this issue more closely."
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Parental Involvements, 2002.
This paper discusses parental involvement in the schools.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 10 sources, $ 115.95
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This paper considers the way parental involvement is diminishing in the schools and the consequences. The author pooints out the benefits of parental. The paper suggest a way of investigating an aspect of the issue.
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Parental Involvement, 2005.
Discusses types and benefits of parental involvement in education.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 39.95
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This paper discusses types and benefits of parental involvement in their children's education. It examines the role of parents either schooling their children at home, or sending them to a school. The different forms of parental involvement are looked at, as well as the impact of parental involvement on academic achievement of children.
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"The traditional images of an involved parent working with a child's school are those of the Parent-Teacher Association PTA member, the bake-sale mom and the parent who helps out in the school ..."
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Parental Involvement and Abortion Rates, 2003.
A look at the relationship between parental involvement laws and abortion rates.
5,313 words (approx. 21.3 pages), 27 sources, APA, $ 131.95
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This paper explores whether policy endogeneity partially explains the negative relationship generally reported between parental involvement laws and abortion rates, since parental involvement laws are found to be negatively related to both teen and adult abortion rates. Since parental involvement laws may be more likely to be passed in jurisdictions with a higher level of anti-abortion sentiment, both the laws and anti-abortion sentiment may be responsible for lower abortion rates. To explore this possible interrelatedness, a religiosity-level variable was used as a proxy for anti-abortion sentiment, since anti-abortion sentiment might affect abortion rates directly and indirectly through the greater likelihood of the enactment of parental involvement laws.
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"The relationship of parental involvement laws and religiosity level to abortion rates was analyzed for teens and adults; regressions were estimated for four age groups: 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, and 30-34 years old. Residence county-level 1995 abortion rates were regressed against parental involvement laws and religiosity levels as well as several control county-level variables--restrictive public funding, unemployment rate, population density, percent of college graduates, extent of poverty, percent of married-couple families, and geographic region. The sample consisted of the 1,008 counties from the 17 states that reported abortion numbers by county and by age group."
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