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Parental Workshops And Student Academic Success, Dwain C. Thompson Jr.
Parental Workshops And Student Academic Success, Dwain C. Thompson Jr.
CUP Ed.D. Dissertations
This qualitative participatory action research study analyzed the perceptions and experiences of parents regarding the effectiveness of their involvement in parental workshops along with their perceptions of their engagement in parent involvement activities and their impact on student behavior and academic achievement. The study took place in a local church. The targeted population was low socioeconomic status (SES) and African American parents. Twenty parents with children attending grades K-12 participated in the study. The results of the study paralleled with the review of literature, in researchers suggested that there is a lack of opportunities for parent involvement among low SES …