Exploring Parental Involvement Strategies Utilized by Middle School Interdisciplinary Teams

Autor/inn/en	Robbins, Chris; Searby, Linda
Titel	Exploring Parental Involvement Strategies Utilized by Middle School Interdisciplinary Teams
Quelle	In: School Community Journal, 23 (2013) 2, S.113-136 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-308X
Schlagwörter	Middle Schools; Early Adolescents; Parent Participation; Interdisciplinary Approach; Poverty; Urban Schools; Rural Schools; Suburban Schools; Case Studies; Teamwork; Interviews; Observation; Focus Groups; Questionnaires; Parent Attitudes; Parent Role; Developmentally Appropriate Practices; Success; Parent Influence; Qualitative Research; Alabama + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Elternmitwirkung; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Armut; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Rural area; Rural areas; Ländlicher Raum; Schulen; Suburban area; Outskirts; Suburb; Vorort; Vorstadt; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Beobachtung; Fragebogen; Elternverhalten; Parental role; Elternrolle; Entwicklungsbezogene Bildung; Erfolg; Qualitative Forschung
Abstract	Adolescents present a unique collection of characteristics and challenges which middle school interdisciplinary teams were designed to address. This article describes a research study which explored parental involvement strategies employed by interdisciplinary teaching teams from three very different middle schools: an affluent suburban school, a mid-level rural school, and a high-poverty urban school. A multiple-case study approach was used, and interdisciplinary teams at each middle school were interviewed, responded to journal questions, and were observed at parent nights and related events. Parents were also included as participants through focus groups, one-on-one interviews, and written questionnaires. The researcher identified themes within each setting, as well as four cross-case themes. All of the interdisciplinary teams in this research study utilized strategies grounded in a belief regarding the essential role parental involvement plays, maintained an open and approachable attitude toward parents, served as a resource to parents, and approached problem-solving opportunities as a team. The findings of this study serve as a bridge between what is known about adolescent development, best middle school interdisciplinary teaming models, and the essential nature of parental involvement in education. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10