Download or read book A Study Investigating Parent Involvement Programs in California Middle Schools written by Martin Edward Babayco and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Examination of High poverty High performing Middle Schools in California written by Laura Madill Jones and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book California Strategic Plan for Parental Involvement in Education written by and published by Hippocrene Books. This book was released on 1992 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vision for parent involvement presented in this document supports the California State Board of Education's policy initiative on parent involvement. Adopted in January 1989, the initiative includes a policy that encourages school districts and schools to implement long-term, comprehensive programs that build on the strengths of families. The following six types of parent involvement are identified: (1) help parents develop parenting skills; (2) provide parents with knowledge of home-learning techniques; (3) provide access to and coordinate community and support services for children and families; (4) promote clear school/family communication; (5) involve parents in instructional and support roles; and (6) support parents as decision-makers and leaders. Following the mission statement, individual sections discuss each of the home-learning goals of parent involvement programs, present supporting research findings, examine state and local implementation strategies, and list outcomes expected by the year 2000. The program goals include the following: public awareness and support; policy development and program planning; implementation; teacher and administrator training; parent and community training; teacher incentives; early interventions; and accessing resources. Appendices contain a checklist for quality criteria, information on Chapter 16 programs to encourage parent participation, and a list of publications available from the California Department of Education. (Contains 34 references.) (LMI)
Download or read book Cultivating Parental Involvement in Middle Schools A Case Study written by Dr. Marcia Griffiths-Prince and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-11-23 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about the perceptions of middle school teachers, parents and administrators regarding parental Involvement. The research garnered can be used to improve the relationship between home and school, ultimately increasing academic performance and partnership among the two entities. Teachers, School Administrators, and Students in Teacher Preparation Programs will find this book to be a tremendous resource for academic success and partnership building.
Download or read book Parent Involvement Programs in California Public Schools and Other Available Resources written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Beyond the Bake Sale written by Anne T. Henderson and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-07-09 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Countless studies demonstrate that students with parents actively involved in their education at home and school are more likely to earn higher grades and test scores, enroll in higher-level programs, graduate from high school, and go on to post-secondary education. Beyond the Bake Sale shows how to form these essential partnerships and how to make them work. Packed with tips from principals and teachers, checklists, and an invaluable resource section, Beyond the Bake Sale reveals how to build strong collaborative relationships and offers practical advice for improving interactions between parents and teachers, from insuring that PTA groups are constructive and inclusive to navigating the complex issues surrounding diversity in the classroom. Written with candor, clarity, and humor, Beyond the Bake Sale is essential reading for teachers, parents on the front lines in public schools, and administrators and policy makers at all levels.
Download or read book Can A One Size Fits All Parental Involvement Framework Be Applied To An Entire School District written by Bradley Wayne Finkbiner and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study investigated a district magnet program that required high levels of actual parental involvement. The district that houses this program uses Epstein's framework of parent involvement to reach out to all families. The research sought to match parent responses with the magnet program expectations and the Epstein framework. Interviews were conducted and completed with twenty-four participants including diverse backgrounds. Particularly sought after were parents from different ethnic groups and gender within two separate middle schools. The research also endeavored to learn how the district school choice program forced parents to navigate their child's enrollment, whether at the elementary school or middle school levels. My findings suggested that the parents in this study fit into more than one framework. During the study, two more frameworks emerged that better place parent engagement with the student choice program along with that of Epstein. My working hypothesis was that a "one size fits all" parent involvement framework does not exist for parents who chose this magnet program. My study suggests that school districts need to reach out to all parents in whatever form works for both parties: the parents and school programs. School districts are charged with developing the flexibility needed to meet families where they are and provide support necessary to sustain higher levels of parent involvement. This action will lead to more success in the familial journey through their child's educational experience.
Download or read book Parent Involvement Programs in California Public Schools written by California. Department of Education. Parenting and Community Education Office and published by Hippocrene Books. This book was released on 1991 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document, which is designed to serve as a resource for school districts that are formulating comprehensive parent involvement programs, provides a representative sampling of parent involvement programs in California. Section 1 lists programs operating at the local educational level that: (1) help parents develop parenting skills and foster conditions at home that support children's efforts in learning; (2) provide parents with knowledge of the techniques they need to help children learn; (3) provide access to and coordinate community and support services for children and families; (4) promote clear two-way communication between the school and the family as to school programs and children's progress; (5) involve parents who have been appropriately trained in instructional and support roles at the school; and (6) support parents as decision makers and develop their leadership, governance, advisory, and advocacy roles. Section 2 represents other sources that were selected for inclusion because they were operating programs or provided services in the listed school districts. Finally, Section 3 describes parent involvement services available from the California Department of Education. Thirty-five references and a copy of the California State Board of Education Policy on Parent Involvement conclude the document. (SAK)
Download or read book A Study of Parental Involvement and School Climate written by Shantina R. Dixon and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines school level differences on different dimensions of teacher-rated parent involvement and school climate while adjusting for age, gender, ethnicity, how certified, and number of years teaching. Two hundred twenty-four elementary teachers from existing data and 178 teachers at the middle school level provided information on their perceptions of parent involvement and school climate. Elementary school teachers were recruited from districts located in Texas and California. Middle school teachers were recruited from suburban school districts located in Southeast and Southwest Texas. Teachers rated questions on the parent involvement and school climate surveys as either: strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree. The nine research hypotheses generated for this study were partially supported by the data. As predicted, there was a difference between elementary and middle schools on how they perceive school climate. The data also supported the hypothesis that both Title I and non-Title I middle schools would find parent centers important for getting parents involved. Experience and school level also predicted how teachers perceived school climate. However, contrary to prediction, there were no significant differences between elementary and middle school teachers on how they perceived parent involvement. There also were no significant differences between elementary and middle school on the parent involvement scale when age, ethnicity, gender, school level, experience, and how certified were used as moderating variables. The same can be said for school climate when age, gender, ethnicity, and how certified were used as moderating variables. Several questions were analyzed separately between Title I and non-Title I middle schools and there were no differences for Title I status. Overall, current results indicated similarities between elementary and middle teachers. Similarities also existed between Title I and non-Title I middle school teachers. Explanations, implications for practice, and future research are discussed.
Download or read book Focus on the Wonder Years written by Jaana Juvonen and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2004-03-25 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young teens undergo multiple changes that seem to set them apart from other students. But do middle schools actually meet their special needs? The authors describe some of the challenges and offer ways to tackle them, such as reassessing the organization of grades K-12; specifically assisting the students most in need; finding ways to prevent disciplinary problems; and helping parents understand how they can help their children learn at home.
Download or read book An Investigation Into the Extent of Parent Involvement in the ALC Lutheran Schools of California written by Carol I. Arsaga and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book School Family and Community Partnerships written by Joyce L. Epstein and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2018-07-19 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success! When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students′ education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement. Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on school, family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find: Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schools Checklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs. As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership. It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement.
Download or read book Examining the connection between student progress and parent involvement practices A study of the implications of community presence at a southern california elementary school written by christine M. Alcala and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Parental Involvement A Qualitative Case Study of Parent Involvement In Two Rural Mid South Middle Schools written by Tishsha Tanay Hopson and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this qualitative case study was to gain a better understanding of what parental involvement means to parents and what influences them to become involved in a school. Joyce Epstein's Six Types of Parent Involvement Typology provided a guiding framework to assess terms and categories commonly used in parent involvement research. This study was guided by two research questions: What does parental involvement mean to parents? What influences parents to engage in parent involvement? The researcher conducted interviews, focus groups, and took field notes as primary sources of data to answer the two reserach questions.The researcher interviewed six parents that were both male and female parents of students in grades 6-8 who attended either East Hickory Heights Middle School or Rockhill Middle School. Rockhill Middle School made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and East Hickory Heights Middle School did not make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for the 2008-2009 school year. The two selected middle schools were located in the Riverwood Schools District. Findings from this study indicated that to increase parent involvement in middle schools, school districts and school administrators should involve parents in the decision-making process and develop collaborative practices that will allow parents and schools to communicate and collaborate more effectively together. Additionally, school districts and school administrators should revisit parent involvement programs and activities that were implemented at the elementary school level to increase parent involvement at the middle school level. Research-based parent involvement strategies will allow the Riverwood Schools District to increase parent involvement and participation in any of the six parent involvement strategies suggested by Epstein. Additionally, implementation of research-based parent involvement practices can potentially increase academic success for students at the middle school level. .
Download or read book Parental Involvement in Elementary Schools an Evaluative Study of the Sacramento City Unified School District s Parent Involvement Continuum typology Model written by Evelyn Mirte Tisdell-Koroma and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Multiple Stakeholders Perceptions of Parent Involvement written by Dulcie Nan Sinn and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parent involvement in public schools became an educational reform issue of national importance in 1998 with the passage of Goals 2000: Educate America Act. Goal #8 called for every school to promote partnerships with parents. National Standards for Parent/Family Involvement were developed through the National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education, with representation from the many national education stakeholder organizations. For decades, research had indicated the critical link between student success and parent involvement. At the national level, stakeholders collaborated to define parent involvement, as well as, the roles and responsibilities for parent involvement in day-to-day classroom activities, local policy, and individual initiatives. However, national efforts to institutionalize parent involvement with scripted language calling for reform or change within the complex, loosely coupled, tangled hierarchies of the open organizational system of public schools needed to be examined in light of its relevance for understanding the relationships, interactions, and interpretations of local stakeholders.
Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
