School Programs and Teacher Practices of Parent Involvement in Inner-City Elementary and Middle Schools

Studied connections between parent involvement programs, teachers' attitudes, and teachers' practices in inner-city elementary and middle schools. Examined patterns according to academic subject, classroom organization, and level of support for parent involvement. Found that each variable...

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Published inThe Elementary school journal Vol. 91; no. 3; p. 289
Main Authors Epstein, Joyce L, Dauber, Susan L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1991
Subjects
Class Organization
Elementary Education
Elementary School Teachers
Family Environment
Inner City
Parent Participation
Parent School Relationship
Parents
School Activities
School Attitudes
Self Contained Classrooms
Teacher Attitudes
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Summary:Studied connections between parent involvement programs, teachers' attitudes, and teachers' practices in inner-city elementary and middle schools. Examined patterns according to academic subject, classroom organization, and level of support for parent involvement. Found that each variable has implications for the strengths of school programs and teachers' practices. (BC)
ISSN:0013-5984
DOI:10.1086/461656