Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ538470
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Relation of Parental Involvement, Empowerment, and School Traits to Student Academic Performance.
Griffith, James
Journal of Educational Research, v90 n1 p33-41 Sep-Oct 1996
This study examined the relation of parental involvement and empowerment to elementary student test performance. Surveys of parents and data on student achievement and on school and student characteristics indicated that parent involvement consistently correlated with student test performance, even when controlled for school or student characteristics. (SM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Institutional Characteristics, Parent Attitudes, Parent Empowerment, Parent Influence, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Predictor Variables, Racial Factors, Sex Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Student Characteristics, Suburban Schools
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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