Previous studies demonstrate the positive effects of parental involvement on student grade
point averages (GPAs), standardized tests scores, and other academic outcomes. Because …

Although schools are the institution formally charged with educating our nation's youth, the
role of families and the home environment in students' development and academic …

This study examined the association between two characteristics of school climate (sense of
community and teacher support, measured both at the individual and at the school level) …

The concept of social capital has drawn much attention in social and behavioral
epidemiology and health education research. The purpose of this study is to develop the …

Using data from a survey of 75 parents and high school students who were eligible for a
college access program, this article examines parents' and students' college aspirations and …

This short-term longitudinal study examined the relations among family and school
characteristics, family-level processes (youth perceptions of parent–adolescent interactions) …

This article analyzes how peer and extended networks provide young people with support
and resources for dealing with disadvantage. Centering girls' accounts of growing up in the …

Parents who have not had opportunities to attend college themselves have neither
experience with the process of college preparation and college going nor sufficient access …

Constant changes in education are creating new and uncertain roles for parents and
teachers that must be explored, identified, and negotiated. Preparing Educators to Engage …

The application of developmental/ecological theory to understanding how multiple layers of
context, and in particular the family-school link, play a role in student learning is nothing new …