Parent Involvement in Education : A Resource for Parents, Educators, and Communities

(1994) Parent Involvement in Education : A Resource for Parents, Educators, and Communities. Education, Department of

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Abstract

This booklet was written to help parents, educators and communities facilitate parent and family involvement in the education of their children. Research studies on parent involvement in the last 20 years has shown conclusively that parent involvement increases student achievement and self esteem. This has been proven to be true from preschool through high school, in large and small communities, in poor and affluent neighborhoods, in urban, rural and suburban communities.