Steve Higgins|Maria Katsipataki
Evidence from meta-analysis about parental involvement in education which supports their children’s learning
Durham University|Durham University
purpose purpose paper contribute understanding different ways parents schools develop maintain working partnerships improve outcomes children focusing quantitative evidence parental involvement pi key questions synthesis evidence extent impact pi cognitive academic outcomes children consistent reliable evidence designmethodologyapproach umbrella review comparing contrasting findings 13 metaanalyses across three areas pi homeschool partnerships first general approaches second home family literacy programmes finally targeted interventions focused individual specific family need findings consistent evidence extent impact general approaches three six months average additional gain childrens educational outcomes targeted intervention four six months wider range estimates family literacy two eight months average gain variation approaches evaluation quality make specific recommendations practice challenging though consistent patterns findings indicate strategies likely good bets explore evaluate research limitationsimplications quality underlying studies makes drawing secure implications practice difficult nature review means capture recent studies originalityvalue paper provides synthesis quantitative evidence 13 metaanalyses identify consistency estimates impact associated systematic variation impact