The ways in which student well - being, socio - economic background and
parental engagement influence school success.
Not exact matches
Of course, there are many other unmeasured factors
influencing student achievement — such as student motivation or
parental engagement.
In examining the factors
influence principals «openness to community and
parental involvement, we found that although district support for more involvement does correlate with the diversity of membership on site councils, districts do not have a strong impact on how principals «openness to community and
parental engagement outside the traditional site councils.
«Subtle» aspects of family involvement — parenting style and
parental expectations, for example — may have a greater impact on student achievement than more «concrete» forms such as attendance at school conferences or enforcing rules at home regarding homework.144 Some researchers, policy makers, and practitioners argue that these subtle forms of family involvement are not easily
influenced by schools.145 In contrast, we argue that the value of creating participatory structures in schools lies in its potential for increasing family and community members «sense of
engagement in children «s education, and, as a consequence, augment and reinforce the subtle behaviors responsible for improved outcomes.146
Prior to National
Parental Involvement Day, the CDC hosted a webinar to discuss how parent
engagement in school health positively
influences the health of children and adolescents.
In addition to the connection between expanded school - choice options and increased
parental engagement, which panelists echoed in their testimony, Todd Ziebarth, from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, pointed to the way that charters involve parents in decision making and school governance as a model that could positively
influence traditional public school practices.
To analyze how effective school boards employ the art of
influence — through legislation and strategic
engagement, to generate public and
parental support.
Among the goals of the guidelines are increased educational equity and a narrowing of the achievement gap between students at well - funded and poorly funded schools; enhanced
parental and family
influence on and
engagement with homework practices; and a rebalancing of students» academic lives with their extra-curricular, family and community commitments and their developmental needs as children and adolescents.
Using data from Waves 1 and 2 of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, I extend prior research on family transitions and adolescent well - being by examining the
influence of
parental marital and cohabitation transitions on adolescent delinquency, depression, and school
engagement.
This may include enhancing their understanding of the wider context of parenting (e.g. how childhood maltreatment or mental health problems can
influence parenting) and developing skills associated with enhancing
parental engagement (e.g. motivational interviewing).