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An Exploratory Analysis Of Mexican-American Parental Involvement Perspectives On Home, School, And Community Collaboration, Lisa Kay Hall-Irby May 2002

An Exploratory Analysis Of Mexican-American Parental Involvement Perspectives On Home, School, And Community Collaboration, Lisa Kay Hall-Irby

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When schools consider their relationship with families as a partnership wherein the home and school contribute to children's educational and social development, the results are increased levels of parental involvement. This exploratory analysis involves a study of Mexican-American parents and their perspectives on how they perceive themselves in the home, school, and community collaboration process. This study seeks to explore the traditional parental involvement model and uses existing theory that challenges the traditional model to create a new re-conceptualized model of parental involvement. Using qualitative case study methodology parental involvement data were gathered by using five focus groups and a …


Parent Involvement In Reading: Parent Workshops To Promote Critical Thinking, Rachelle Kristine Skeen Jan 2002

Parent Involvement In Reading: Parent Workshops To Promote Critical Thinking, Rachelle Kristine Skeen

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The purpose of this project was to create an at-home reading program that would encourage parent participation and promote the development of critical thinking skills necessary for our children. The project implements a program that emphasizes using higher level questioning strategies in order to develop critical thinking skills. The project's focus is on educating and training parents as to the importance of their involvement and the importance of using higher level questioning strategies when they read with their children. Parents are educated and trained during two parent workshops. During these workshops, parents will also be introduced to the Read Together …


Parental Participation Among Recent Minority Immigrants In An Urban Public School, Eugenia Garcia Irizar Jan 2002

Parental Participation Among Recent Minority Immigrants In An Urban Public School, Eugenia Garcia Irizar

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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School, Family, And Community Partnerships In The Middle Grades: The Relationship Between Types Of Involvement And Academic Outcomes, Carolyn L. Turk Jan 2002

School, Family, And Community Partnerships In The Middle Grades: The Relationship Between Types Of Involvement And Academic Outcomes, Carolyn L. Turk

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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