Charles V. Izzo|Roger P. Weissberg|Wesley J. Kasprow|Michael Fendrich
A Longitudinal Assessment of Teacher Perceptions of Parent Involvement in Children's Education and School Performance
University of Illinois at Chicago|University of Illinois at Chicago|University of Illinois at Chicago
study examines ways parental involvement childrens education changes time relates childrens social academic functioning school teachers provided information parent involvement school performance 1205 urban kindergarten thirdgrade children 3 consecutive years rated following four dimensions parent involvement frequency parentteacher contact quality parentteacher interactions participation educational activities home participation school activities predicted frequency parentteacher contacts quality parentteacher interactions parent participation school declined years 1 3 every parent involvement variable correlated moderately school performance parent involvement years 1 2 accounted small significant amount variance year 3 performance controlling initial performance level participation educational activities home predicted widest range performance variables results suggest enhancing parental involvement childrens schooling relates improvements school functioning