Evaluating a Community-Wide Parent and Family Involvement Program

Autor/inn/en	Guskey, Thomas R.; Ellender, Caroline S.; Kang, Sunwoo
Titel	Evaluating a Community-Wide Parent and Family Involvement Program
Quelle	In: Journal of School Public Relations, 28 (2007) 1, S.6-31 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Summative Evaluation; Focus Groups; Parent Participation; Family Involvement; Parent School Relationship; Program Evaluation; Family Programs; Formative Evaluation; Surveys; Interviews; Program Improvement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elternmitwirkung; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Family program; Familienprogramm; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	This article describes the 1st-year evaluation of a community-wide parent and family involvement program initiated in a midsized Southeast community and school district. The program consists of three major components: community-wide efforts, school-home communication, and home involvement. Formative and summative evaluation data were gathered through survey forms, telephone interviews, and focus groups involving parents, school administrators, teachers, and students. Results show that community-wide efforts were favorably regarded by participants but led to relatively few changes in parents' levels of involvement. School administrators and teachers viewed most aspects of school-home communication as more positive and more effective than did parents. All stakeholders considered home involvement important, but discrepancies were evident among the responses made by teachers, parents, and students. Recommendations for improving parent involvement programs are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10