Development and Implementation of Activities Designed To Target Uninvolved Parents and Increase Home and School Interaction of Disadvantaged Families.

Autor/in	Leidner, Henry Robert
Titel	Development and Implementation of Activities Designed To Target Uninvolved Parents and Increase Home and School Interaction of Disadvantaged Families.
Quelle	(1991), (66 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Praktikumsbericht; Computer Assisted Instruction; Economically Disadvantaged; Elementary Education; Elementary School Students; High Risk Students; Home Instruction; Intervention; Low Income; Parent Attitudes; Parent Participation; Parent School Relationship; Parent Teacher Cooperation; Parent Workshops; Questionnaires; Student Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Elementarunterricht; Problemschüler; Heimunterricht; Niedriglohn; Elternverhalten; Elternmitwirkung; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Parent teacher relation; Parent-teacher cooperation; Parent-teacher relation; Parent-teacher relationship; Parent teacher relationship; Eltern-Lehrer-Beziehung; Elternkurs; Fragebogen; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	This practicum was designed to use training to increase economically disadvantaged parents' participation in their children's academic learning. Objectives were that targeted, uninvolved parents would: (1) increase communication with their children's school; (2) increase their attendance at school functions involving parents; (3) increase their involvement in their child's education; (4) identify family support services they needed to become more involved; (5) demonstrate initiative in educating their child at home; and (6) check out a computer and software, which would be used to provide educational materials to their children at home. A preassessment questionnaire was used to determine family needs and interests. Several workshops were developed. During the 12-week practicum, the take-home computer program was used to bridge classroom instruction with parent involvement at home. A post-assessment questionnaire was used to determine the extent to which participants felt the program was successful. All six objectives were met. Results indicate a high degree of correlation between practicum results and results described in related literature. Appended are related materials and 29 references. (GLR)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC