Parents' perceptions of a change in parental involvement in an urban school.

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dc.contributor.advisorMcQuarrie, Frank,en_US
dc.contributor.authorFinley, Ronna Beth.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-16T12:18:24Z
dc.date.available2013-08-16T12:18:24Z
dc.date.issued2001en_US
dc.description.abstractThis qualitative study examined one urban school's successful attempt to increase parental involvement. The phenomenon was examined from the parents' perspective in order to expand the current literature base, to inform schools, and to help them improve their practices. Key findings were that low-income and minority families are highly aware of school efforts to involve them. Parents acknowledged the necessity of positive principal leadership, relationship development, and a strong sense of community in their decisions to become involved.en_US
dc.description.abstractPublic schools are all faced with the challenge of educating a growing population of low-income and minority children. This population of children is often considered at-risk for poor educational outcomes. The involvement of parents in their children's education has long been credited with helping improve students' educational outcomes. More recently it has been shown that poor children of color especially benefit when their parents are involved. At the same time it has been documented that communication between the school and low-income minority families is decreasing.en_US
dc.format.extentviii, 84 leaves ;en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11244/378
dc.noteAdviser: Frank McQuarrie.en_US
dc.noteSource: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 62-10, Section: A, page: 3281.en_US
dc.subjectChildren of minorities Education.en_US
dc.subjectEducation, Sociology of.en_US
dc.subjectEducation, Curriculum and Instruction.en_US
dc.subjectEducation Parent participation.en_US
dc.subjectCity children Education.en_US
dc.subjectPoor children Education.en_US
dc.subjectSociology, Individual and Family Studies.en_US
dc.thesis.degreePh.D.en_US
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplineDepartment of Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculumen_US
dc.titleParents' perceptions of a change in parental involvement in an urban school.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
ou.groupJeannine Rainbolt College of Education::Department of Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum
ou.identifier(UMI)AAI3028806en_US

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