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ERIC Number: EJ552819
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-0534
Examining Parental Involvement in Rural, Urban, and Suburban Schools.
Prater, Doris L.; Bermudez, Andrea B.; Owens, Emiel
Journal of Research in Rural Education, v13 n1 p72-75 Spr 1997
Data from 18,000 eighth-grade students from urban, suburban, and rural settings across the nation indicate that parental involvement varies across community settings. Rural parents are interested in their children's education, but may not be as well informed about school programs. Recommends that strategies should be developed to increase community and parent involvement in rural schools. (TD)
Descriptors: Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Parent Student Relationship, Rural Schools, Rural Urban Differences, School Community Relationship, Statistical Surveys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Rural Suburban Differences
Note: Theme issue title: "Middle Level Education: Rural Connections."