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Achievement Test Scores
african
African American Parents
americans
Annette Bernhardt
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Barbara Schneider
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Chandra Muller
Child's Academic Performance
Child’s Academic Performance
current
Current School Experiences
David Kerbaiv
David Kerbow
educational equity
educational policy research
employment
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experiences
family resource allocation
Family Structural Effect
involvement
Kathryn S. Schiller
longitudinal survey analysis
Low Parental Education Levels
maternal
Maternal Employment Status
minority student outcomes
Mother Father Families
Mother Stepfather Families
Mother's Labor Force Participation
Mother’s Labor Force Participation
Negative Relationship
Non-religious Private Schools
Non-traditional Families
Parent Involvement
parental engagement strategies in education
Predicting Test Scores
Private High School
Private School Choice
PTO
Public School Choice
Raw Differences
School Choice Opportunities
School Supervision
Seh-Ahn Lee
Single Father Families
Single Mother Families
socioeconomic disparities
status
supervision
Total Standard Deviation
Product details
- ISBN 9780813330778
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 22 Mar 1996
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Parental involvement with children at home, in school, and in the community is one of the most important factors in educational success. Yet we know very little about the most effective approaches to parental intervention. Moreover, not all parents have the same resources or opportunities to act on the educational expectations they have for their children.This book examines the resources available to parents and the actions parents can take to further their children's education. It is the first study of the subject based on major survey data, drawing from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988?a national survey of 26,000 eighth graders, their parents, teachers, and school administrators. The authors explore several important debates, including the extent to which parental involvement can mitigate the constraints of poverty for minorities and disadvantaged students, school choice and equality of educational opportunity, and the effects that school-sponsored activities involving parents have on educational performance.Certain to change the thinking of educators and policymakers, this book is essential reading for scholars and parents as well.
James S. Coleman was University Professor at the University of Chicago until his death in 1995. Barbara Schneider is co-director of the Alfred P. Sloan Center on Parents, Children, and Work, and is professor of sociology at the University of Chicago. She has co-authored a number of books including The Ambitious Generation and Transforming Schools .
