Full Description
Parental involvement with children at home, in school, and in the community is one of the most important factors in educational success. Yet we know very little about the most effective approaches to parental intervention. Moreover, not all parents have the same resources or opportunities to act on the educational expectations they have for their c
Contents
Parents, Their Children, and Schools: An Introduction; (Barbara Schneider. ); Parent Involvement in the Home, School, and Community; (Chandra Muller and David Kerbow. ); Family Structure Effects on Student Outcomes; (Seh-Ahn Lee. ); Parent Involvement and Academic Achievement: An Analysis of Family Resources Available to the Child; (C. Muller. ); Parental Intervention in the School: The Context of Minority Involvement; (D. Kerbow and Annette Bernhardt. ); Parent Choice and Inequality; (James S. Coleman, Kathryn S. Schiller, and B. Schneider.)