How Teachers and Parents Perceive Parental Involvement in Elementary Schools

Purpose. This study examined perceptions of elementary school teachers and parents about parent involvement practices, reasons, and problems. The following five categories of elementary school parent involvement activities were developed after a review of literature and collaboration with elementary school parents, teachers, and administrators: (1) Parents passive and teachers dominant in the educational process; (2) Mutual parent/teacher communications about educational matters; (3) Joint teaching by parents and teachers, with parents helping teachers at school and teachers helping parents establish educational environments at home; (4) Joint parent/teacher decision-making about school policies, curriculum, and events; (5) Parental control of school personnel, procedures, and policies.

Name thesis:degree_name

Educat.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Hegenbart, Gary Lee

• Education, Elementary

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8108536

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/65993