Parental Involvement in Education
by Veronica Infranca
1. cognitive-intellectual involvement
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1.2. exposing children to stimulating activitiesand experiences
2. Middle school context
2.1. large and complex
2.2. multiple teachers/less interaction
2.3. curricular choices complicate involvement
3. Early Adolescent development
3.1. autonomous, active decision making
3.1.1. parents become discouraged
3.1.2. less involvement at home and school
4. Ethnic variations
4.1. African-American vs. European American
5. Meta-Analysis
5.1. 1. academic socialization: It has a strong positive relation with achievement outcome.
5.2. 2. home & school based: These types of involvement will have smaller relations with achievement outcome.
6. school-based
6.1. volunteering at school
6.2. communication between parents and teachers.
6.3. involvement in school governance
7. home-based
7.1. parental training programs
7.2. parental reinforcement of learning at home
7.2.1. INS to insert (Windows)
7.2.2. TAB to insert (Mac OS)
7.2.3. ENTER to add siblings
7.2.4. DEL to delete
7.2.5. All key shortcuts