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Parental Involvement as a Predictor of Elementary School Students' Emotional and Behavioral Problems
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Jessica White; Eunkyung Yoon; Jaegoo Lee – School Social Work Journal, 2023
Parental involvement in education has significantly contributed to positive youth development. This study applied Epstein's six constructs of parental involvement (parenting, communicating, volunteering, decision making, learning, and collaborating) and examined the effects of different types of parental involvement on children's emotions and…
Descriptors: Parents, Family Involvement, Parent Participation, Elementary School Students
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Williamson, Lisa Ann – Teaching Tolerance, 2013
"You are the hope of the future." That's the message Marian Wright Edelman, executive director of the Children's Defense Fund (CDF), gave more than 1,500 excited college students and recent graduates as they began a week-long training for the CDF's Freedom Schools. She was preparing them for a daunting task--that of transforming the…
Descriptors: Enrichment, Freedom, Social Action, Schools
The Role of Quality Service Systems in Involving Families in Mental Health Treatment for Children with Severe Emotional Disturbances
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Mayberry, Lindsay Satterwhite; Heflinger, Craig Anne – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2012
Family involvement in the planning and execution of mental health treatment has been shown to positively influence child outcomes; however, there is wide variability in the levels of involvement by families. The current study investigated the influence of child, family caregiver, service system, and community factors on the level of family…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Child Care, Emotional Disturbances, Caregivers