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ERIC Number: EJ615790
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0671
School Characteristics and Parent Involvement: Influences on Participation in Children's Schools.
Feuerstein, Abe
Journal of Educational Research, v94 n1 p29-40 Sep-Oct 2000
Investigated school-level variables thought to influence the degree of parent participation in their children's education. Data from the 1988 National Educational Longitudinal Study, which examined 8th grade students and schools, indicated that many forms of parent involvement are not easily influenced by school- level variables. However, several forms of involvement can be increased when teachers attempt to contact parents. (SM)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Grade 8, Institutional Characteristics, Middle Schools, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Parents
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: National Education Longitudinal Study 1988