In this article we provide the results of a review study on parental involvement in children's
education with a focus on the specific position of illiterate parents. Research results indicate …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to contribute to understanding of different ways that
parents and schools develop and maintain working partnerships to improve outcomes for …

Parental involvement is seen as an important strategy for the advancement of the quality of
education. The ultimate objective of this is to expand the social and cognitive capacities of …

The objective of this review is to examine research on home-based and school-based
parental involvement and generate new research questions by employing Bronfenbrenner's …

Although parental involvement is often a priority on the quality agenda of schools for primary
and secondary education, it is still not usual to involve parents as an educational partner in …

Abstract The South African education system historically has used corporal punishment to
maintain discipline. Criticism of its effects led, in 1996, to the banning of this form of …

School decentralization, which has reshaped power relations in the educational system, has
empowered teachers and parents. Taking Abbott's approach to professions, the authors …

This study probes teachers' attitudes toward parental involvement in schools as a function of
four types of school governance as suggested by Bauch and Goldring. Participants of the …

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Based on a study of one secondary school located in a disadvantaged community in
Australia, this book provides a different perspective on what it means to 'play the game'of …