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Other Characteristics: Parental Involvement
Immediately below are parental involvement resources
for general instructional purposes followed by parental involvement links
for specific grade levels. When you click on a resource
link, a new browser window will open on top of this CIP Web site window.
Some of these resources are maintained by the George
Mason University library system. To learn how to use this system as an
off-campus student, read the Library
Services for Distance Learners information.
General
Resources for Parental Involvement
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- Websites/Portals
- Family
and Community
This North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) Family
and Community site offers articles and Internet resources on fostering
partnerships between schools, families, communities and work.
(reviewed 4/6/03)
- Family
and Schools Together - FAST
Families and Schools Together (FAST) is a multifamily group intervention
program run by the Wisconsin
Center for Education Research. It is
designed to build protective factors for children (4 to 12 years
old) and empower parents to be the primary prevention agents for
their own children. (reviewed 4/8/03)
- Harvard
Family Research Project
The purpose of the Harvard Family Research Project is to, "… [examine]
topics related to family involvement in education, evaluation,
and continuous improvement, strategy consulting for foundations,
and works to increase the professional development base of those
who work directly with children and youth." The site offers descriptions
of its projects, free online publications, and a free electronic
subscription to news, publications, and updates. (reviewed 3/25/03)
- Involving
Families at School
The site is part of the Eisenhower National Clearninghouse (ENC)
Education Topics on Family and Community. This section provides
information on how teachers can involve families in the classroom
and in school programs. (reviewed 4/8/03)
- Annette
Lareau - Home Page
This is Professor Annette Lareau's home page in the Department
of Sociology at Temple University. The Website contains several
of her articles on the relationships between parental involvement,
social class, ethnicity and education. (reviewed 4/6/03)
- The
National Center for Family and Community Connection with Schools
The National Center for Family and Community Connection with Schools
maintains a bibliographic database with over 200 annotations,
full-text articles, and other literature related to school, family,
and community involvement in education. (reviewed 4/8/03)
- National
Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education
The National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education (NCPIE)
"is a coalition of major education, community, public service,
and advocacy organizations working to create meaningful family-school
partnerships in every school in America." The site features resources
for teachers, parents, and administrators, and organizes references
by subject matter. (reviewed 4/6/03)
- National
Parent Teachers Association
Site of the National Parent Teachers Association. The National
PTA, the largest volunteer child advocacy organization in the
United States, is a "not-for-profit association of parents,
educators, students, and other citizens active in their schools
and communities." (reviewed 4/6/03)
- Schools, Family and Community
This is a list of links to the Center for Research on Education,
Diversity and Excellence (CREDE) research projects dealing with
education, culture, the family, and the community. (reviewed 3/25/03)
- Papers, Conferences and Reports
- Bridging Cultures with a Parent-Teacher Conference
This article in Volume 56, Issue 7 of Educational Leadership,
April 1999, discusses using parent-teacher conferences as an occasion
for cross-cultural communication. Available online at the George
Mason University library in the e-journals
section, ISSN: 00131784. (reviewed
4/8/03)
- Bringing
Home Into the Classroom
An article from the Scholastic
Inc. website that discusses things
a teacher can do to learn more about how a child's family lives
and to help children feel comfortable about sharing their backgrounds.
Author: Polly Greenberg. (reviewed 3/11/03)
- Connected
to the Future
This report from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting discusses
children's increasing Internet usage at home and in school and
describes the level of involvement of their parents. Adobe
Reader required. (reviewed 4/5/03)
- Creating conversation: Reflections on Cultural
Sensitivity in Family Interviewing
This article in Volume 63, Issue 1 of Exceptional Children,
Fall 1996, "examines culturally sensitive practices in family
interviewing and developing individualized education programs."
Available online at the George
Mason University library in the e-journals
section, ISSN: 0014-4029 (reviewed
4/8/03)
- Doing
our homework: How schools can engage Hispanic communities
This article on the Culturally
& Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS)
website reviews all aspects of the school-parent-community partnership.
Contains an extensive list of references. Author: Andrea B. Bermúdez
(reviewed 3/25/03)
- Emerging
Issues in School, Family and Community Connections
A publication of the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory,
examining key issues in the field of family and community connections
with schools. Adobe
Reader required. (reviewed 3/25/03)
- Families and Schools in a Pluralistic Society
This book "summarizes research into increasing parent involvement
in schools... Includes sections on putting research findings into
practice among Asian, American Indian, Hispanic, African American,
and other minority groups" Edited by Nancy Feyl Chavkin. The book
is maintained in the George
Mason University Library catalog at the Johnson Center
Library, however, it may be sent to any GMU library location for
pickup using InterCAMPUS
Lending Services. Reference Call Number: LC225.3 .F35
1993. ISBN: 079141227X, paperback 0791412288. (reviewed 3/25/03)
- Family
Involvement in Education
In the Volume 5, Number 3 (1998) Issue of the Eisenhower National
Clearinghouse magazine, Focus,
articles describe how families can become involved in education
and how teachers can foster such involvement. (reviewed 3/11/03)
- Home school connections: A review of the
literature
This article in Volume 93, Issue 3 (Jan 2000) of The Journal
of Educational Research "describes studies that have
examined the nature and function of literacy activities in home
settings and identifies some of the barriers that have contributed
to the separation of home and school, particularly for children
from diverse social and economic backgrounds." Author: Sarah
J. McCarthey. Available online at the George
Mason University library in the e-journals
section. (reviewed 3/25/03)
- Linking Parent Involvement With Student Achievement:
Do Race and Income Matter?
This article in Volume 93, Issue 1 (Sept 1999) of The Journal
of Educational Research, "analyzes the relative contributions
of different types of parent involvement to ... student achievement
and examines how these relationships vary for students from disparate
racial-ethnic and economic backgrounds." Author: Laura Desimone.
Available online at the George
Mason University library in the e-journals
section. (reviewed 3/25/03)
- A
New Wave of Evidence
This publication by the National Center for Family and Community
Connection with Schools, Southwest Educational Development Laboratory,
"synthesizes research on effective school-parent-community
partnerships. It summarizes selected research and reports between
1995 and 2002." Adobe
Reader required. (reviewed 3/25/03)
- Parent Involvement: Influencing Factors and
Implications
In Volume 94, Issue 1 (Sept 2000) of The Journal of Educational
Research, reports on the parental involvement of Mexican American
parents. Author: Delores C. Pena. Available online at the George
Mason University library in the e-journals
section. (reviewed 4/6/03)
- Parent
News Magazine
This bimonthly electronic magazine from the National Parent Informational
Network features news, information, and resources for parents
and those who work with parents. (reviewed 4/8/03)
- Promising Practices for Family Involvement
in Schools
This monograph provides a theoretical understanding of school,
family, and community partnerships. It cites research and programs
dealing with home-school communication, family literacy, family-school
education programs and partnerships, and teacher preparation for
partnering relationships. Editor: Diana
B. Hiatt-Michael. The book is maintained in the George
Mason University Library catalog at the Prince William
campus, however, it may be sent to any GMU library location for
pickup using InterCAMPUS
Lending Services. Reference Call Number: LB1048.5 .P76
2001, ISBN: 1930608950, paperback - 1930608942. (reviewed 4/14/03)
- The
Role of Parent Involvement in Children's Academic Achievement: A Review
of the Literature
This Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearninghouse
on Urban Education Institute for Minority Education Trends and
Issues article 14 provides a review of research as of 1990 on
parent involvement
and parent involvement programs that have fostered high achievement
in children. Author: Janine Bempechant. Adobe
Reader required. (reviewed 1/2/04)
- School Characteristics and Parent Involvement:
Influences on Participation in Children's Schools
In Volume 94, Issue 1 (Sept 2000) of The Journal of Educational
Research, asserts that "school-level factors can influence
the amount and character of parent involvement." Author:
Abe Feuerstein. Available online at the George
Mason University library in the e-journals
section. (reviewed 4/6/03)
- School, Family, and Community Partnerships:
Your Handbook for Action
This book discusses a "research-based framework of six types
of involvement that guides state and district leaders, school
principals, teachers, parents, and community partners to form
Action Teams for Partnerships, and to plan, implement, evaluate,
and continually improve family and community involvement for student
success." Author: Joyce Levy Epstein.
The book is maintained in the George
Mason University Library catalog at the Johnson Center
Library, however, it may be sent to any GMU library location for
pickup using InterCAMPUS
Lending Services. Reference Call Number: LC221 .E68
2002 , ISBN: 0761976655, paperback, 0761976663. (reviewed 3/25/03)
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Pre-School
Resources for Parental Involvement
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- Papers, Conferences and Reports
- A Longitudinal Assessment of Teacher Perceptions
of Parent Involvement in Children's Education and School Performance
This article in Volume 27, Issue 6 (Dec 1999) of the American
Journal of Community Psychology, presents a three-year study
of 1,205 urban kindergarten through third grade children that
"examines the ways in which parental involvement in children's
education changes over time and how it relates to children's
social andacademic
functioning in school." Authors: Charles V. Izzo, Roger
P. Weissberg, Wesley J. Kasprow and Michael Fendrich. Available
online
at the George
Mason University library in the e-journals
section. (reviewed 4/14/03)
- Parents' Conceptions of Kindergarten Readiness:
Relationships With Race, Ethnicity, and Development
This article in Volume 94, Issue 2 (Nov 2000) of The Journal
of Educational Research, describes how "parents' ideas
about readiness are related to their ethnic, cultural, and educational
background, as well as to the ways in which readiness is constructed
within their community." Authors: Karen E. Diamond, Amy J.
Regan, Jennifer E. Bandyk. Available online at the George
Mason University library in the e-journals
section. (reviewed 3/25/03)
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Elementary
School Resources for Parental Involvement
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- Papers, Conferences and Reports
- Developing Academically Supportive Behaviors
Among Hispanic Parents: What Elementary Teachers and Administrators
Can Do
This article in Volume 42, Issue 1 (Fall 1997) of Preventing
School Failure describes successful strategies to involve
Hispanic parents in their children's education. Authors: Rafael
Lara-Alecio, Beverly J. Irby and Richard Ebener.
Available online at the George
Mason University library in the e-journals
section. (reviewed 4/14/03)
- Developing Cross-Cultural Competence: A Guide
for Working with Young Children and their Families
Editors: Marci J. Hanson and Eleanor W. Lynch.
The book is maintained in the George
Mason University Library catalog at the Fairfax campus,
however, it may be sent to any GMU library location for pickup
using InterCAMPUS
Lending Services. Reference Call Number:HV888.5 .D48
1992, ISBN: 1557660867. (reviewed 3/25/03)
- Family
Involvement in Early Multicultural Learning
This Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Digest discusses
the importance of and strategies for increasing both parents'
and children's multicultural awareness during the early school
years. Author: Kevin, J Swick, et al. (reviewed 5/28/03)
- Former Head Start Parents' Characteristics,
Perceptions of School Climate, and Involvement in their Children's
Education
This article in Volume 98, Number 4 (Mar 1998) of the Elementary
School Journal details a three-year study of 253 children
that "explored the relation between former Head Start parents'self-efficacy
beliefs, beliefs about their children's academic abilities, their
affective state of depression, their perceptions of the school
climate, and their reported level of involvement in their children's
education." Authors: Carol Seefeldt, Dristin Denton, Alice
Galper and Tina Younoszai. Available online
at the George
Mason University library in the e-journals
section. (reviewed 4/14/03)
- Home Advantage: Social Class and Parental
Intervention in Elementary Education
This book represents an empirical study of social class variations
in family-school relations. Author: Annette Lareau.
The book is maintained in the George
Mason University Library catalog at the Fairfax campus,
however, it may be sent to any GMU library location for pickup
using InterCAMPUS
Lending Services. Reference Call Number: LC225.3 .L37
2000, ISBN: 0742501442, paperback 0742501450. (reviewed 4/6/03)
- Keepin' it Real: Personalizing School Experiences
for Diverse Learners to Create Harmony and Minimize Interethnic
Conflict
This article in Volume 68, Issue 4 (Fall 1999) of the Journal
of Negro Education "reports on an approach to helping
teachers learn about the cultures of diverse groups of learners
that is based on a sociocultural theory of education… It
further explores how these schools have established a caring environment,
increased parental involvement, and restructured student groups
to reduce interethnic conflict." Author: Anne Katz.
Available online at the George
Mason University library in the e-journals
section. Refer to ISSN: 0022-2984.
(reviewed 4/14/03)
- A Longitudinal Assessment of Teacher Perceptions
of Parent Involvement in Children's Education and School Performance
See this article description in "Pre-School Resources for
Parental Involvement" above.
- Moments of Social Inclusion and Exclusion:
Race, Class, and Cultural Capital in Family-School Relationships
This article in Volume 72, Issue 1 (Jan 1999) of Sociology
of Education "presents a case study of parents' involvement
with their third-grade children." Authors: Annette Lareau
and Erin McNamara Horvat. Available online
at the George
Mason University library in the e-journals
section. Refer to ISSN: 00380407. (reviewed
4/6/03)
- Parents' Social Networks and Beliefs as Predictors
of Parent Involvement
In Volume 102, Issue 4 (Mar 2002 ) of the Elementary School
Journal, Steven B. Sheldon examines the hypothesis that parents'
social networks influence their level of involvement in their
child's education. Author: Steven B. Sheldon. Available online
at the George
Mason University library in the e-journals
section. ISSN: 00135984 (reviewed 4/14/03)
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Middle
School Resources for Parental Involvement
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- Papers, Conferences and Reports
- Family Structure and Parental Involvement
in the Intergenerational Parallelism of School Adversity
This article in Volume 93, Issue 4 (March 2000) of The Journal
of Educational Research, "examined the degree to which
the early adolescent school experiences of mothers, which they
self-reported in 1971 when they were in the seventh grade, are
similar to the current school experiences of their early adolescent
children, as their children reported during the 1990s." Authors:
Diane S. Kaplan, Xiaoru Liu, and Howard B. Kaplan. Available online
at the George
Mason University library in the e-journals
section. (reviewed 3/25/03)
- Parental Monitoring and Perceptions of Children's
School Performance and Conduct in Dual- and Single-Earner Families
This article in Volume 24, Issue 6 (July 1990) of Developmental
Psychology, "examined the relationships between parental
monitoring and children's school performance and conduct in 77
dual- and 75 single-earner families in which the eldest child
was between 9 and 12 years old". Author: Ann C. Crouter,
Shelley M. MacDermid, Susan M. McHale, and Maureen Perry-Jenkins.
Available online at the George
Mason University library in the e-journals
section. (reviewed 4/14/03)
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High
School Resources for Parental Involvement
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- Papers, Conferences and Reports
- Packing the Parachute: Parents' Experiences
as their Children Prepare to Leave High School
This article in the Fall 1996 issue of Exceptional Children
"explored parents' experiences as their children prepare
to leave high school and documented differences that exist in
the transition experiences of parents of students with and without
disabilities." Authors: Jean Whitney-Thomas and Cheryl Hanley-Maxwell.
Available online at the George
Mason University library in the e-journals
section. (reviewed 3/25/03)
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