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Teacher Home Visits: Changes In Perceptions Of Key Stakeholders, Kevin R. Thomas
Teacher Home Visits: Changes In Perceptions Of Key Stakeholders, Kevin R. Thomas
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Teacher home visits have been shown to improve student attendance, academics and to reduce behavior issues. Three groups are involved: the student, the teacher, and the family (or parent). This research focused on determining if and how the teacher home visit changes the perspectives, expectations, and relationships of these three groups. A survey followed by interviews of some of the students, parents, and teachers was used. The surveys and the interviews were evaluated. Results indicated that perceptions and relationships between stakeholders were improved. Due to low participation rates, results must be interpreted with caution. With these considerations in mind, I …