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Direct linkDocherty, Julie; James, Mary-Louise; Spalding, Kate; Walker, Iain – Educational & Child Psychology, 2018
Aim: This study aimed to explore the efficacy of using internet based resources to increase parental engagement in an area of social and economic deprivation with a focus on numeracy attainment outcomes. Method: 22 pupils in one mainstream primary school class took part in a six week intervention using Learning Journals to demonstrate numeracy…
Descriptors: Poverty, Achievement Gap, Elementary School Students, Intervention
Pavlakis, Alexandra E. – Urban Education, 2018
Schools often struggle to build partnerships with homeless and highly mobile (HHM) families. These families are not homogeneous; they live in and engage with schools from diverse residential contexts. Using Epstein's theory and framework and drawing from 132 interviews with HHM parents, school personnel, and community stakeholders in an urban…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Partnerships in Education, Parent Attitudes, Urban Areas
Download full textRose, Lynnette; Vaughn, Margaret; Taylor, Linda – Journal of Research in Education, 2015
This research explores an action research project conducted by the first author focused on supporting her preschool students' literacy and language development. Using observations, interviews, artifacts, and assessment, this research documents the first author's process of conducting an action research project over the course of one year to…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Literacy Education, Emergent Literacy, Language Skills
Noel, Amber; Stark, Patrick; Redford, Jeremy – National Center for Education Statistics, 2016
This report presents data on students in the United States attending kindergarten through grade 12. The main focus of the report is on parent and family involvement in the students' education during the 2011-12 school year as reported by the students' parents. It also includes the percentage of students who participated in selected family…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, National Surveys, Parent Participation, Family Involvement
Noel, Amber; Stark, Patrick; Redford, Jeremy – National Center for Education Statistics, 2015
This report presents data on students in the United States attending kindergarten through grade 12. The main focus of the report is on parent and family involvement in the students' education during the 2011-12 school year as reported by the students' parents. It also includes the percentage of students who participated in selected family…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Family Involvement, Family School Relationship, Parents as Teachers
Noel, Amber; Stark, Patrick; Redford, Jeremy – National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
This report presents data on students in the United States attending kindergarten through grade 12. The main focus of the report is on parent and family involvement in the students' education during the 2011-12 school year as reported by the students' parents. It also includes the percentage of students who participated in family activities, as…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Family Involvement, Parent School Relationship, Parent Conferences
Afterschool Alliance, 2013
In classrooms across the country, when students hear the bell ring at 3 p.m., it signals the end of the school day and, for many, the start of an afternoon without supervision, without productive activities and without direction. Afterschool and summer learning programs are filling the invaluable role of providing essential services--such as a…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Summer Programs, African American Students, Hispanic American Students
Loder-Jackson, Tondra L.; McKnight, Andrew N.; Brooks, Michael; McGrew, Kenneth; Voltz, Deborah – Journal of School Public Relations, 2007
Focus group findings from 34 African American parents in an urban southern school district unmask subtle and concealed aspects of involvement. In contrast to formalized school-sponsored parent activities, involvement is described by participants as their encompassing a physical presence at the school to monitor their children's behavior, receiving…
Descriptors: African Americans, Focus Groups, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship
