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Appendix A Review of parent engagement instruments Instrument Context Description Respondents Measure structure Keys concepts measured Availability National Household Education Survey (NHES) – Parent and Family Involvement in Education topic US Department of Education, National Centre for Education Statistics 1991 – current US National / system level monitoring The NHES is a self-administered questionnaire which aims to investigate students’ and families’ experience with their schools, and covers learning at all ages, from early childhood through school-age to adulthood. The survey regularly fields studies of five topics, including Parent and Family Involvement in Education. The most recent NHES was conducted in 2012. The Parent and Family Involvement in Education (PFI) topic was collected in 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2012, therefore questions have been validated over many waves. In the most recent wave the total number of completed PFI questionnaires was 17,563, representing a population of 53.4 million students when weighted to reflect US national Parents The survey contains 113 questions, and covers a variety of themes with various scales: yes/no, frequency, ratings (e.g. satisfaction), and multiple choices. Administered by trained interviewers. Child's current schooling Parent expectations of child's schooling Families and school, parental involvement in school activities, events and meetings Parent satisfaction with aspects of child's schooling Aspects of homework (amount, parental involvement with, resources) Parental engagement with family activities outside of school Available online as a PDF:
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