TY - JOUR
T1 - Parent involvement in elementary school and educational attainment
AU - Barnard, Wendy Miedel
N1 - Funding Information:
The author would like to thank the principals, teachers, parents, and children at the Child-Parent Centers, Chicago, Illinois. In addition, Arthur J. Reynolds, the CLS Principal Investigator) provided invaluable contributions to this manuscript. David Riley, Gary Price, Karen Bogenschneider, and the late Betty Black also provided helpful suggestions. This research is a part of a doctoral dissertation submitted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This research was supported by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (No. R01HD34294), the Office of Educational Research Improvement (No. R306F960055) and also a School of Human Ecology Dissertation Scholarship.
PY - 2004/1
Y1 - 2004/1
N2 - While educational success in high school can be linked to elementary school achievement, there is little evidence that parent involvement in elementary school provides lasting benefits to children through high school. Using data from the Chicago Longitudinal Study, this study investigated the association between parent involvement in elementary school and success in high school. Parent involvement in school (based on teacher and parent reports) and parent reports of home involvement were used to determine if greater reported parent involvement was associated with indicators of school success. Results indicated that even after controlling for background characteristics and risk factors, parent involvement in school was significantly associated with lower rates of high school dropout, increased on-time high school completion, and highest grade completed. This study suggests that parent involvement in school is an important component in early childhood education to help promote long-term effects.
AB - While educational success in high school can be linked to elementary school achievement, there is little evidence that parent involvement in elementary school provides lasting benefits to children through high school. Using data from the Chicago Longitudinal Study, this study investigated the association between parent involvement in elementary school and success in high school. Parent involvement in school (based on teacher and parent reports) and parent reports of home involvement were used to determine if greater reported parent involvement was associated with indicators of school success. Results indicated that even after controlling for background characteristics and risk factors, parent involvement in school was significantly associated with lower rates of high school dropout, increased on-time high school completion, and highest grade completed. This study suggests that parent involvement in school is an important component in early childhood education to help promote long-term effects.
KW - Chicago longitudinal study
KW - Child development
KW - Education
KW - Elementary school
KW - Elementary school success
KW - Longitudinal research
KW - Parental involvement
KW - Poverty
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U2 - 10.1016/j.childyouth.2003.11.002
DO - 10.1016/j.childyouth.2003.11.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:1342306170
SN - 0190-7409
VL - 26
SP - 39
EP - 62
JO - Children and Youth Services Review
JF - Children and Youth Services Review
IS - 1
ER -