Paper Topic:

Parenting

Running head : Parental Involvement

Parental Involvement

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Introduction "Parental involvement , in about any form , produces considerable gains in student achievement (Fuller , Mary Lou and Glenn W . Olsen , 1998 . The concept of parental involvement with the student and the school is a fundamental one and can create immense rewards for all concerned Though , in this report I have established the view that schools do not always familiar with what the term parental involvement really means Thus there are two

key aspects that work-together to form the concept of parental involvement . One of these is a level of loyalty to parental support . This comprises such things as heartening the student , being compassionate , reassuring , as well as understanding . The other element required is a level of parental activity and participation , for instance doing something that is apparent . So I have elaborated these two aspects in my report . Furthermore I have shown that the amalgamation of level of commitment plus active participation is what makes an involved parent and the importance of parental involvement both for the children and for the school

Effects of Parental Involvement in School System

Even if schools which are 'detached ' from parental control are not tyrannical , it may be argued that they are educationally ineffective Schools can educate successfully , it is often argued , only when they act in partnership with parents , especially by encouraging parent involvement in the school . The detached-school ideal seems to neglect this important pedagogical point . As parent involvement is very important in boosting students ' achievement , this does not mean that parents must be given greater control over or input into the aims and content of the school . The available research demonstrates that parent involvement programs generally work equally well when there is a gap between the values espoused by the school and by the parents as when both school and parents embrace the same educational values . Thus school can educate effectively and promote parent involvement without abandoning its separation from parochial norms or modifying its commitment to helping children develop the capacity for autonomy (Mary Jane Blasi , 2001

The following statement effectively sums up the conclusion of a vast literature on parental involvement and student achievement : The single most important determinant of a child 's success in school , and ultimately throughout life , is not family status , education level income , or IQ . It is whether that child 's parents are involved in his or her education (Mary Jane Blasi , 2001 . As noted by the sociologists one of the most important factors in a child 's success in school is the degree to which his or her parents are actively involved in the child 's education (Mary Jane Blasi , 2001 . It is difficult to find anyone these days who would dispute this conclusion . Furthermore parental involvement is shown to have a wide range of beneficial effects , of which helping students attain better grades or marks is only one : Involving parents in the education of their...

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