Parental Involvement in the Schools: Towards What End?

Autor/inn/en	Filipczak, James; und weitere
Institution	Institute for Behavioral Research, Silver Spring, MD.
Titel	Parental Involvement in the Schools: Towards What End?
Quelle	(1977), (22 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Communication (Thought Transfer); Elementary Secondary Education; Literature Reviews; Objectives; Parent Education; Parent Participation; Parent School Relationship; Policy Formation; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Volunteers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Communication; thought; Kommunikation; Gedanke; Goal definition; Zielsetzung; Parents education; Elternbildung; Elternschule; Elternmitwirkung; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Politische Betätigung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Freiwilliger
Abstract	This paper reviews the literature on parental involvement and covers four basic activity areas intended to foster parent participation in the schools: (1) volunteerism; (2) parent school communication; (3) parent education or training; and (4) policy-making. The authors summarize and analyze the objectives and methodologies of the research in each category, critically evaluating the findings and discussing the implications for educators. They conclude that considerably more attention needs to be paid to stating clear objectives and to precise measurement and evaluation of parent programs. Without careful development, evaluation, and dissemination of sound parental participation programs, there will be a proliferation of programs with vague objectives and untested assumptions that will not succeed and will only lead to greater disenchantment of school personnel and parents with each other. (Author/DS)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01