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Educational Sociology

East Tennessee State University

2007

Family Involvement

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Parental Involvement In Two Elementary Schools: A Qualitative Case Study., Vonda K. Stevens Dec 2007

Parental Involvement In Two Elementary Schools: A Qualitative Case Study., Vonda K. Stevens

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Parent involvement is essential if students are to succeed in school. In fact, "parental involvement is more important to student success, at every grade level, than family income or education" (Starr, 2004). Yet many schools struggle to effectively engage parents in the education of their children as the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 now requires.

The purpose of this study was to explore parents', administrators', and guidance counselors' perceptions of parent involvement at a Title I elementary school and a non-Title I elementary school, both of which are located in the southern Appalachian region of the United …