Family Choice and Parental Involvement in Inner-City Catholic High Schools: An Exploration of Psycho-Social and Organizational Factors.

Autor/in	Bauch, Patricia A.
Titel	Family Choice and Parental Involvement in Inner-City Catholic High Schools: An Exploration of Psycho-Social and Organizational Factors.
Quelle	(1987), (49 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Catholic Schools; Economically Disadvantaged; Family Characteristics; High Risk Students; High Schools; Inner City; Parent Background; Parent Influence; Parent Participation; Parent Role; Parent School Relationship; Parent Teacher Conferences; Participative Decision Making; School Choice; School Involvement; Urban Schools + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Katholische Schule; Problemschüler; High school; Oberschule; Elternhaus; Elternmitwirkung; Parental role; Elternrolle; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Schulmitwirkung; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule
Abstract	In this study, the degree of parent involvement--as measured by the amount of their participation in school-related activities, communication with teachers, and school decision-making--is examined for 1,070 parents whose at-risk children attend five innercity Catholic high schools. The variables of parents' education, religion, marital status, and reasons for school choice were associated with their degree of involvement. This research provides insights into how family choice and parental involvement mechanisms operate for "at-risk" youth in innercity Catholic high schools. While parent characteristics, especially level of education, influence parent communication with teachers, the willingness of school administrators to permit and encourage parental input in decision-making processes appears to strengthen parent involvement. Tables and a list of references are provided. (JAM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01