The Role of Parents in High-Achieving Schools Serving Low-Income, At-Risk Populations

Autor/inn/en	Ingram, Melissa; Wolfe, Randi B.; Lieberman, Joyce M.
Titel	The Role of Parents in High-Achieving Schools Serving Low-Income, At-Risk Populations
Quelle	In: Education and Urban Society, 39 (2007) 4, S.479-497 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1245
DOI	10.1177/0013124507302120
Schlagwörter	Parent Role; Child Rearing; Parent School Relationship; Achievement Tests; Parent Participation; High Achievement; Low Income Groups; High Risk Students; Achievement Gains; Minority Group Children; Urban Schools; Public Schools; Elementary School Students; Parents as Teachers; Illinois + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Parental role; Elternrolle; Kindererziehung; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Elternmitwirkung; Problemschüler; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Public school; Öffentliche Schule
Abstract	This study investigates the critical elements of parent involvement as related to children's improved academic achievement. Survey data were collected from 220 parents whose children attend three Chicago public elementary schools. The schools serve largely minority, low-income populations and score in the top third of the Illinois State Achievement Tests. Using Epstein's framework of parent involvement, we found that participants indicated a stronger tendency to participate in two of Epstein's typologies: Type I (Parenting) and Type IV (Learning at Home). Results suggest that schools struggling with unsatisfactory student achievement may benefit from focusing parent involvement efforts on building parenting capacity and encouraging learning-at-home activities. (Contains 3 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10