Parental Involvement in raising the Achievement of Primary School Pupils: why bother? (Updated)

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How was the study designed?

The research reported in this paper was part of an evaluation of a four-year study that aimed to improve literacy and numeracy performance through parental involvement in 70 schools in one LEA (primaries with 6 secondary and some special schools). This study looked primarily at questionnaire results of a postal survey of 60 schools participating in the project. The researchers also drew on information from previous surveys and from case studies of participating schools compiled using interviews, field notes and documentary analyses between 1992 and 1997.

The questionnaires asked teachers what their rationales were for parental involvement. The answers were sorted into a number of categories based on the meaning of the responses.

Supporting pupil learning at home
Communicating to parents about school activity
Parents know their children better than we do
Showing children home and school are linked
Developing self esteem
Parents become better educated
Parents can work as volunteers in school
Linking the school and community
Provide a support network for parents
Parents become aware of the demands on the teacher

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