A notable increase in the number of U.S. families choosing to homeschool their children in recent years has underscored the need to develop more systematic knowledge about this approach to education. Drawing on a theoretical model of parental involvement as well as research on families' social networks, this study longitudinally examines home- and…

This study examines the ability of a theoretical model of the parental involvement process to predict Latino parents' involvement in their children's schooling. A sample of Latino parents (N = 147) of grade 1 through 6 children in a large urban public school district in the southeastern United States responded to surveys assessing model-based…

This article discusses a theoretical model of the parental involvement process that addresses (a) why parents become involved in their children's education, (b) the forms their involvement takes, and (c) how their involvement influences both proximal (e.g., motivation) and distal (e.g., achievement) student outcomes. The authors describe how…

Although homeschooling is growing in popularity in the United States, little systematic research has focused on this population. Grounded in the parental involvement literature, this study examines why parents decide to home-school. Parents of 136 homeschooled elementary children completed questionnaires assessing constructs derived from the…

This study examined the ability of a theoretical model to predict types and levels of parental involvement during the elementary and middle school years. Predictor variables included parents' motivational beliefs about involvement, perceptions of invitations to involvement from others, and perceived life context variables. Analyses of responses…

A decade ago, Hoover-Dempsey and Sandler offered a model of the parental involvement process that focused on understanding why parents become involved in their children's education and how their involvement influences student outcomes. Since then, we and others have conducted conceptual and empirical work to enhance understanding of processes…

Parents of elementary students completed questionnaires assessing parent efficacy and educational involvement. Teachers completed questionnaires on teacher efficacy, perceptions of parent efficacy, and estimates of parent involvement. Results indicated significant relationships between self-reported parent efficacy and three involvement…

Reviews psychological theory and research critical to understanding why parents become involved in their children's education, focusing on parents' role construction; parents' sense of efficacy; and invitations, demands, and opportunities for involvement. The review suggests that these three areas are critical to success in involving parents. (SLD)

In 1995 and 1997 Hoover-Dempsey and Sandler proposed a theoretical model of the parental involvement process. Taking a psychological perspective, the model explained why parents become involved in their children's education and how their involvement makes a difference in student outcomes. In this article we describe our efforts to operationalize…

This paper examines the motivational factors that influence parents' decisions to become involved in the children's education by testing the first level of Hoover-Dempsey and Sandler's model of the parental involvement process. It suggests that the following constructs are key to understanding parents' involvement decisions: (1) parental role…

1,003 teachers and 66 principals in 66 elementary schools assessed the effects of various levels of parental involvement on school quality variables. School socioeconomic status, teacher degree level, grade level, class size, teachers' and principals' perceptions of teacher efficacy, organizational rigidity, and instructional coordination were…