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The outcomes of implementing a parent involvement program in an inner-city elementary school

Riehl, Gretchen Elisabeth
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1407505184

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2000, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, EDU Teaching and Learning.
Originating in the 1960's with Head Start, the message regarding the value of parent involvement in children's education has exponentially grown more pronounced. In fact, such sweeping legislation as IDEA (1997) and Goals 2000: Educate America Act has mandated the inclusion of parents in their children's education. Although the advantages of effective parent-school partnerships are well documented, the extent to which all socioeconomic groups are implementing such activities and reaping their benefits remains ambiguous. The foundational work of James Comer and Joyce Epstein addressed issues unique to parents and schools in lower-class, inner-city communities. For truly collaborative parent-school partnership to form and for the achievement of students to, in turn, increase, system-wide, long-term commitment to change must take place. Epstein identified six types of involvement between families and schools, and articulated particular outcomes expected to result from each type. A study of the implementation of a parent involvement program was conducted at an urban elementary school in The Columbus Public School District. The purpose of the study was to determine if participation in a parent involvement program resulted in the expected outcomes outlined in Epstein's six-typology framework of parental involvement. The study also examined parents’ motivations for participating in the program, their expectations of it, and their perceptions of the benefits accrued from participation. An ethnographic interview was conducted with one parent utilizing the methodology outlined by Spradley (1979). Parent interviews were evaluated to determine the effects of the parent involvement program.
Antoinette Miranda (Advisor)
Ralph Gardner (Committee Member)
88 p.
Education

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  • Riehl, G. E. (2000). The outcomes of implementing a parent involvement program in an inner-city elementary school [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1407505184

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Riehl, Gretchen. The outcomes of implementing a parent involvement program in an inner-city elementary school. 2000. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1407505184.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Riehl, Gretchen. "The outcomes of implementing a parent involvement program in an inner-city elementary school." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2000. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1407505184

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