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ERIC Number: EJ523879
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0161-4681
Parental Involvement in Children's Education: Why Does It Make a Difference?
Hoover-Dempsey, Kathleen V.; Sandler, Howard M.
Teachers College Record, v97 n2 p310-31 Win 1995
Presents a model that identifies the reasons why parents become involved in their children's education, using the model to explain how such involvement influences the developmental and educational progress of children. The paper examines parents' choice of specific involvement and discusses why their involvement influences their children's educational outcomes. (SM)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Characteristics, Models, Outcomes of Education, Parent Participation, Parent Role, Parent Student Relationship, Secondary School Students, Self Efficacy
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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