Parental and Community Involvement in Schools: Does Socio-Economic Status Matter?

Autor/inn/en	Jeter-Twilley, Rhonda; Legum, Harry; Norton, Frank
Titel	Parental and Community Involvement in Schools: Does Socio-Economic Status Matter?
Quelle	(2007), (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Community Involvement; Teacher Associations; Socioeconomic Status; Parent Participation; School Community Relationship; Parent School Relationship; Family Involvement; Socioeconomic Influences; Elementary Schools; Low Income Groups; Comparative Analysis; Academic Achievement; Minority Groups + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrerorganisation; Lehrerverband; Lehrervereinigung; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Elternmitwirkung; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Schulleistung; Ethnische Minderheit
Abstract	The purpose of the study was to examine if there was a relationship between socio-economic status (SES) and parental/community involvement in elementary schools, and if there is a significantly significant difference between low SES schools and high SES schools with regard to parental/community involvement. Socio-economic status was measured by the percentage of students on Free and Reduced Meals (FARMS) in a school. Five low SES/high FARMS schools and five High SES/low FARMS schools were selected for use in the study. Parental/Community Involvement was measured by Parent/Teacher Association (PTA) attendance and membership. Results indicate that the lower the SES, the lower the parental/community involvement, and that there is a significant difference between low SES schools and high SES schools in regards to parental/community involvement. If parental/community involvement is a component of student achievement, it is important that schools work on improving involvement particularly in low SES/FARMS schools to close up any possible barrier to academic achievement. (Contains 1 table.) (Author).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10