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  title info:
    non sort: The
    title: impact of an elementary Parent Center on parent involvement and student classroom performance as perceived by parents and professional staff in Somerville, Texas
  name:
    name part: Skuza, Richard Louis.
    role:
      role term: creator
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: xx
    date issued: 1997
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: xi, 140 leaves ; 28 cm.
  abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the existing
  abstract: perceptions held by parents and professional staff
  abstract: members of Somerville Elementary in Somerville, Texas
  abstract: regarding the existing elementary Parent Center and the
  abstract: center's impact on student classroom performance and
  abstract: parent involvement. Parent involvement and student
  abstract: classroom performance data were acquired through
  abstract: analysis of parent and teacher surveys. Parent Center
  abstract: participant interviews confirmed the conclusions
  abstract: regarding the positive impact of the Somerville
  abstract: Elementary Parent Center on student classroom
  abstract: performance and parent involvement. An extensive review
  abstract: of the literature regarding parent education and
  abstract: parental involvement in public school systems reveals
  abstract: numerous studies which support the positive relationship
  abstract: between parent involvement in education and student
  abstract: success. Major research findings of this study
  abstract: included: 1 . The parents perceived the Parent Center
  abstract: activities assisted enhancing their children's classroom
  abstract: performance. 2. The teachers perceived the Parent Center
  abstract: activities and increased parental involvement to have a
  abstract: positive impact on student classroom performance. 3.
  abstract: Both parents and teachers recognized the need for a
  abstract: cooperative working agreement in which parent and
  abstract: teachers work together to promote excellence in the
  abstract: learning and the social skills of the children. 4. The
  abstract: parents perceive that their involvement in their
  abstract: child's/children's education is important. 5. The
  abstract: teachers are aware of the benefits that a parent
  abstract: education program and parental involvement have toward
  abstract: children's academic success and support programs that
  abstract: facilitate parent awareness as well as involvement. A
  abstract: review of literature supports the premise that parent
  abstract: education programs be considered by educators to improve
  abstract: student classroom performance and parental involvement.
  abstract: Based on the findings of the study, researcher
  abstract: recommendations include: 1 . District administrators
  abstract: should continue the Parent Center concept that provides
  abstract: parents and teachers specific ownership in development
  abstract: of their children's educational knowledge and
  abstract: experience. 2.District administrators should
  abstract: develop and implement strategies to promote and increase
  abstract: attendance of the Parent Center activities. 3.It is
  abstract: recommended that parents be provided awareness programs
  abstract: during Parent Center sessions to assist in their role in
  abstract: the education of their children.
  note: by Richard Louis Skuza.
  note: Vita.
  note: "Major Subject: Educational Administration".
  note: Issued also on microfiche from University Microfilms Inc.
  note: Includes bibliographical references: pages 122-128.
  note: Ed. D. Texas A&M University 1997.
  subject:
    topic: Major educational administration
  identifier: 98-15687 UMI
  record info:
    record content source: TXA
    record creation date: 980716
    record change date: 20151020083232.0
    record identifier: in00001430323