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A Correlational Study: Parental Involvement To Student Achievement In Public Education, Brian Ray Wilson
A Correlational Study: Parental Involvement To Student Achievement In Public Education, Brian Ray Wilson
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The significance of parental involvement in their children’s education, according to literature, is unquestionable. In this study the author examined the correlation between student achievement and parental involvement in public education in grade levels two through twelve. The following research will present varied aspects of obstacles that stakeholders must hurdle in an attempt to overcome these barriers in their quest for student success. Additional focus will present quality models of parental involvement as stakeholders attempt to increase and sustain student achievement in this new era of accountability in education.
Parent Involvement And Technologically-Based Communications In Missouri’S Top Performing Schools, Gina M. Wood
Parent Involvement And Technologically-Based Communications In Missouri’S Top Performing Schools, Gina M. Wood
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With ever-increasing accountability requirements, public schools need to seek the support of the most invested parties, the parents. Despite the good intentions of all involved, finding meaningful ways for schools and parents to collaborate on student learning remains a difficult task. The purpose of this study was to explore perceptions of Missouri parents and school personnel from the top-performing elementary schools in the state regarding involvement, to determine if a relationship existed between these attitudes and student achievement. Sixty-eight demographically diverse Missouri schools were included in this quantitative, correlational study. Examined were questionnaire items related to parental involvement and reported …