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Place, Tamara J. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Research has shown that parental involvement is an important component of students' academic achievement, yet in rural areas, such involvement may be difficult to attain. The purpose of this collective case study was to investigate the perceptions of parents of young elementary students in a rural school district regarding their role in…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Parent Participation, Academic Achievement, Rural Schools
Tomczyk, Mary M. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The creation of productive home-school relationships has been recognized as important in children's school success; however, in many teacher education programs, parent-teacher conferences may be the primary--and sometimes only--interface prospective teachers have with parents prior to graduation. This study considers how a group of 22 prospective…
Descriptors: Parent Teacher Conferences, Teacher Role, Discourse Analysis, Teacher Educators
Sudduth, Charletta D. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Parent involvement may have implications for student achievement (Epstein, 1986; Hoover-Dempsey, Bassler, & Brisse, 1987; Lopez, Scribner, & Mahitivanichcha, 2001). Today African-American parents are frequently criticized for not being involved enough in their students' education (Dearing, Kreider, Simpkins, & Weiss, 2006). African-American parent…
Descriptors: African Americans, Cues, Siblings, Grandparents