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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Education, Elementary--Parent participation"”.
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What happens when parents and students engage in a collaborative book club?
… the potential benefits of students and their parents engaging in a collaborative book club using various texts and reader response activities. The parents and students completed a pre and post survey describing their literacy interests and engagement. Parents read various books with their …
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Encouraging parent-student literacy conversations: hosting an upper elementary family literacy event
… how a partnership might be forged between parents and teachers to develop the literacy skills of upper elementary school students in grades 3-5. The family literacy event used in this study consisted of two sessions held at the students' school. The first session was a parent-only learning …
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Parental involvement: a study of parents' and teachers' experiences and perceptions in an urban charter elementary school
Parental involvement in children's education remains low, despite evidence that families have a huge influence on children's achievement. Major researchers in the field (Allen, 2009; Comer, 1988; Epstein, 1985; Lawrence-Lightfoot, 2003; Mapp, 1997) have identified many factors that may create …
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Looking at the impact of parental involvement on student learning
<p>This qualitative study focuses on parental involvement in schools, in particular, the over involvement of some parents. Major themes covered include parent-teacher communication, appropriate involvement in and out of the classroom, and parental interference. Research was conducted by surveying …
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Character education and parental involvement: impact on academic achievement
… a positive correlation exists between character education and academic achievement in three New Jersey public elementary schools and (b) if a positive correlation exists between parental involvement and academic achievement in the same three schools. NJ ASK data supported the notions that …
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Parental involvement and its effects on student academic achievement
… of this study was to investigate the effects of parental involvement on student academic achievement. Parental involvement using forty-nine fifth graders and twenty-five sixth graders from an inner city public school in Wilmington, Delaware was measured by monitoring agenda book signatures and …
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How to establish and maintain positive parent-teacher relationships
<p>Studies and literature have shown that when parents and teachers possess a positive relationship, students will be more successful and show an increase in academic achievement. The purposes of this research study were to (a) determine how to establish a positive parent-teacher relationship and …
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A study of selected teachers' methods to improve parental involvement in education
… of selected teachers that help to improve parental involvement in education at a middle school in South Jersey. The study also investigated demographic factors such as gender, subject taught, subject or discipline taught, and years of teaching experience. Data on the attitudes were …
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Parental ability to support their children's education of mathematics
… this study is to determine the extent to which parents/guardians can adequately support the success of their children's innovative mathematics curriculum. The study raises questions about the skills and knowledge parents have about today's mathematical practices. Are parents informed enough to …
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Partnership: UNI tutors and families
1 PDF file (viii, 108 pages)
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Our voices: A descriptive account of African American parental involvement in an urban elementary school
1 PDF file (vi, 102 pages)