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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED316802 AUTHOR: Eastman, Gay
TITLE: Family Involvement in Education. Bulletin No. 8926.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1988
NOTE: 29 p.
ABSTRACT: This paper addresses research on the role of the
family in determining children's intelligence and school
achievement, observing at the outset that existing research
demonstrates clearly that students whose families have
certain educationally supportive attitudes and behaviors
are most successful in school. In regard to evidence of the
relationship of family involvement in school activities to
children's academic performance. The paper notes that while
research on parent involvement is somewhat limited, a
strong correlation between parent participation in school
activities and children's achievement and interest in
school has been demonstrated in the research that does
exist. The document concludes with suggestions drawn from
the research literature for the implementation of effective
home-school relationship programs. This resarch has
indicated that parent involvement programs are most
effective when they include opportunities for a variety of
parent involvement and when parental roles are
characterized by a balance of power with the school. It has
been further indicated that most interactions between
families and schools are most likely to be successful when
there are increased opportunities for such interactions,
when parents and teachers receive training in interpersonal
skills, when parents and teachers recognize that they have
separate, but complementary role responsibilities for
children's well being, and when schools incorporate
families' cultures into their curricula. (ABL)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Academic-Achievement; Elementary-Secondary
Education; Intelligence-; Parent-Child-Relationship; Parent
Participation; Program-Effectiveness; Research-
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Family-Involvement; *Parent-School
Relationship
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