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Showing 1 to 20 of 52 for “"Parental engagement"”.
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Parental Engagement For Academic Sucess Of Students
<p>This policy advocacy plan aims to increase parent involvement in Miles School District 16. A review of two separate board policies and my evaluation of the current level of parent involvement--gained through observations, surveys, and needs assessment data --led to the development of this …
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Active Together: Exploring Parental Engagement with Preschoolers’ Physical Activity
… model (SEM) to gain an understanding of parental engagement with physical activity for Nursery children (ages 3-4) in Sandwell, UK. Semi structured interviews were conducted with parents and staff at a Nursery unit. Each parent/child dyad was given a MiniMovers equipment bag and set of …
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Parental engagement, new technologies and education : between two cultures
Parental involvement has underpinned various educational policies and practices in many countries, particularly in "Western developed" countries. Much research suggests parental engagement links positively to children's achievement. Within this discourse, the possibilities for new technologies to …
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Perceived Work Factors and Parental Engagement: The Mediating Role of Marital Conflict
… influence marital conflict and subsequently parental engagement. I specifically examined these perceptions in a sample of parents that frequently travel overnight for work. Traveling for work has become very common in the workplace, yet it is understudied in the research. I aimed to answer …
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Parental engagement in parent training interventions: findings from the Sinovuyo Caring Families Project
Background: Poor parental engagement in parent training programmes is problematic as it wastes resources, affects prevention research, and prevent parents from engaging in programming that may benefit them. Understanding predictors of engagement, and how it relates to programme outcomes, is central …
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Parental engagement in primary schooling in Aotearoa New Zealand: A policy enactment case study
Parental engagement in education is a deceptively simple idea. Supported by theory and empirical evidence, it is promoted in educational policy in many countries, including Aotearoa New Zealand. Nevertheless, research demonstrates a gap between the rhetoric and the reality of parental engagement …
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African-centered education in middle schools: the decision-making process in a parental engagement model
… MIDDLE SCHOOLS: THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS IN A PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT MODEL</p> <p>by</p> <p>LATRICE N. HICKS DUNN</p> <p>May 2012</p> <p>Advisor: Dr. David Whitin</p> <p>Major: Curriculum and Instruction</p> <p>Degree: Doctor of Education</p> <p>The ways in which key stakeholders influencing …
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Teachers perception, beliefs, and self-efficacy about parental engagement and school family partnerships in Kenya.
… to examine teacher perceptions and beliefs about parental engagement and their ability to influence children's school success. Teachers of children in baby class (kindergarten) through class eight employed by two schools in Nairobi, Kenya voluntarily participated. Participants (N= 91) completed …
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Perspectives from parent-adolescent dyads on parental engagement in their adolescents' out-of-school programs
… examines how parent-adolescent dyads perceive parental involvement in adolescents' out-of-school programs. As part of a larger study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 36 adolescents in youth programs and their parents separately. Youth were 13-18 years old (M = 15.9, SD = 1.2). …
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How can Bourdieu’s ‘Habitus’ inform the development of a parental engagement intervention for secondary school parents?
… identified factors impacting on low-income parental engagement at primary and secondary school using the concept of Bourdieu’s habitus. Bourdieu’s framework brings together several related concepts including cultural capital, the field and habitus. After scrutinising the uses and application …
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“The Talk” The impact of police contact on youth reports of parental engagement in preparation for encounters with police among a racially diverse sample of youth
… event that may justify why some youth report parental engagement “The Talk” (e.g., families sharing with their loved ones how to prepare for police contact to remain safe and survive a police encounter). The extant research on this topic has been primarily explored from the perspective of …
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How Do Family Structure, School Learning Climate and Parental Engagement Mediate the Impact of School Size On Academic Achievement? Evidence From Educational Longitudinal Study (ELS) 2002 Data
… in particular, family structure, family learning engagement, and school learning climates. This examines how the impact of school size on academic achievement is explained by the nested factors. School size studies, in recent, have reported more positive effects of smaller size schools on …
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Educational equity for all : a qualitative case study exploring the perceptions of Hispanic parents regarding parental engagement at a rural Title I high school in Southwest Texas.
… this demographic necessitate examining Hispanic parental involvement initiatives. Parental involvement increases the chances of success for K–12 students from racially minoritized groups and assists educators in fostering equitable education for all students (Epstein, 1995; Hoover‐Dempsey et al., …
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Educational engagement practices of Tongan parents in relation to their children's learning
This study explores the parental engagement of Tongan parents in relation to their children’s learning and designs an engagement framework to enhance this engagement. Bronfenbrenner’s (1979) ecological systems theory framework was employed to conceptualise and inform the analysis of parental …
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The Underrepresentation of Marginalizied Parents in Family-School-Community Networks: A Matter of Social Justice in Urban Public School Systems
… in practice focuses on the complex issue of parental engagement. It looks closely at African American families and community members being marginalized by urban public school settings. This work provides a clear analysis of causal explanation for institutional barriers and perceptions that …
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Silenced Voices: Rethinking Parental Involvement in Education
… Woodson Elementary School. However, two forms of parental engagement in schools (e.g., proactive and reactive patterns) were identified, which differentially impacted parents' ability to fully participate in their children's education. Results suggest that incorporating and valuing parents' unique …
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HOME-VISITATION AND PARENT EDUCATION: THE IMPACT ON HOME-BASED SHARED READING DURING KINDERGARTEN
… of conducting this study is to identify how parental involvement in a comprehensive, literacy focused parenting education program results in school readiness and achievement for children and improved parenting skills. </p> <p> An explanatory mixed methods design is used to determine both the …
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"""Controlled"" School Choice: Understanding Educational Decision Making for Families of Low Socioeconomic Status And/or Minority Backgrounds"
"Increasing the role of parental choice in education, particularly for parents of low socioeconomic status, is a school reform policy currently receiving a great deal of attention. As a result, various versions of school-choice programs are being implemented throughout the United States. In an …
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Why get involved? : true family engagement and the institutionalization of parent involvement in school
… qualitative study is to understand individual parental experiences related to parental engagement in and out of school. This study seeks to understand how parents in one district in Indiana define parent involvement and engagement, the meaning they make of these activities, the schoolimposed …
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