The purpose of this study is to examine the impact technology, specifically the Student Information System's (SIS) parent portal has on parent involvement in K-12 education. Parents who participated in the study were asked questions in the fields of special education; social economic status; parent workshops; use of technology, including the…

Parent-teacher partnerships involve open and frequent communications. Successful partnerships are important contributors to the learning outcomes of students with diverse needs. However, parents and teachers often have limited opportunities to develop a shared understanding of the student on the autism spectrum and to have conversations about…

This study investigated the effectiveness of workshops on parental involvement in their children's mathematical education. The study employed a quasi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design. This study involved 76 parents from one senior secondary school in the Kweneng Region, Botswana. The study included three steps for data analysis:…

This paper presents a two-stage project designed to develop the partnership between teacher and parents. The project began with a workshop constructed to motivate parents to be interested in doing mathematics in a way that is different from the one they experienced as students and, as a result, to be eager to become involved in the co-production…

Describes several projects designed to involve parents in their child's English education. (MM)

The guide presents a model for helping parents of handicapped children and professionals work together. The Project Bridge model calls for parents and professionals to act as a team in delivering a workshop for other parents and educators. Aspects of planning the workshop, including choice of location, publicity, and cost questions are reviewed.…

Suggests ways to enlist parents' support of language arts instruction, to provide parents with materials to develop their children's language skills, and to offer workshops for parents. (DD)

The author describes an Israeli parent-teacher group discussion designed to build confidence in disadvantaged parents of their role as parents and human beings. As a result teachers developed a new sensitivity towards parents' interaction with their children. (DE)

Designed to give special education teachers ideas and techniques for working effectively with parents of elementary school students, the document presents guidelines for parent-teacher interaction. Sections cover the following topics: techniques for parent involvement, building rapport, informal parent-teacher contacts, parent-teacher conferences,…

The Parent Involvement Research Program assessed the extent of parental involvement in the educational process of handicapped children in Kansas, and implemented three training models in urban and rural areas to increase parent participation levels. The three training models were teacher-to-parent contact, parent-to-parent contact, and community…

This handbook on how to involve parents in school activities, includes ideas and techniques which were used by Hawaii's kindergarten and elementary school teachers to (1) help parents understand how learning takes place; (2) provide parents with opportunities to observe and participate in classroom activites; and (3) work with parents and…

Describes a study conducted (1) to develop effective strategies whereby inner city schools obtain instructional support from a large proportion of parents, and (2) to examine the effectiveness of developed alternatives designed to maintain parents' continuing participation. (Author)

A practicum, carried out at a Head Start program in a large southern United States school district, was designed to use inservice training and print and video resources to help Head Start teachers and parents become more knowledgeable about the Head Start Policy Council (HSPC), which involves parents in the decision making in the Head Start…