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50 Years of ERIC
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Jeynes, William H. – Urban Education, 2007
A meta-analysis is undertaken, including 52 studies, to determine the influence of parental involvement on the educational outcomes of urban secondary school children. Statistical analyses are done to determine the overall impact of parental involvement as well as specific components of parental involvement. Four different measures of educational…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Urban Schools, Secondary School Students, Academic Achievement
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Jeynes, William H. – Urban Education, 2005
This meta-analysis of 41 studies examines the relationship between parental involvement and the academic achievement of urban elementary school children. Analyses determined the effect sizes for parental involvement overall and subcategories of involvement. Results indicate a significant relationship between parental involvement overall and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Parent School Relationship, Minority Group Children, Urban Areas
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Jeynes, William H. – Urban Education, 2003
Used data from the National Educational Longitudinal Survey to examine the impact of student religious commitment and living in intact families on academic achievement among black and Hispanic 12th graders. Students with intact families and high levels of religiosity scored as well as all white students on most achievement measures and higher than…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Cultural Differences, Family Structure
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Jeynes, William H. – Urban Education, 1999
Assessed the effects of student religious commitment on the academic achievement of Black and Hispanic children using data from the National Education Longitudinal Survey(1998-1992). Religiously committed students performed better than their less religious counterparts. Discusses the significance of these results. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beliefs, Black Students, Cultural Differences