In summary, parent involvement in schools is a national goal
that has led to research, which supports the link between
parental involvement and school success. Parents of all cultures
report their interest in school involvement, however they differ
in barriers faced as well as their perception of what
constitutes parental involvement. Culture and ethnicity add to
the variation of views of parental involvement. Definitions of
parental involvement have expanded from including involvement in
school events, conferences, and PTA, to including home
activities such as ensuring that children are ready for school,
reading to children, home-school communication, volunteering,
setting school-related rules, discussing school-related
problems, and family socialization toward academic achievement.
Barriers to parental involvement are found in all cultures and
include lack of knowledge and understanding of what children are
learning, lack of time, unawareness of opportunities, not being
asked or having a chance to volunteer