Parents, Their Children, and Schools

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
List of Tables and Figures
Acknowledgments
1 Parents, Their Children, and Schools: An Introduction
	Interest in Families
	Social Resources in the Family
	Data Base and Sample Selection
	Profile of the Sample
	Overview of the Findings
	Notes
2 Parent Involvement in the Home, School, and Community
	The Context of Parent Involvement
	Parents\' Expectations for Their Child\'s Educational Attainment
	Home-based Parent Involvement
	Parent Involvement in the Community
	Parent Involvement with the School
	Summary
	Notes
	Appendix 2.1
3 Family Structure Effects on Student Outcomes
	Dependent, Intervening, and Background Variables
	Zero-order Relationship Between Family Structure and Student Outcomes
	Effects of Family Structure on Student Outcomes with Background Characteristics Taken into Account
	Parental Involvement as Intervening Variables Between family Structure and Student Outcomes
	Parental Involvement as Social Capital and Its Impact on Student Outcomes
	Direct and Indirect Effects of Family Structure on Student Outcomes
	Explaining Functional Deficiency of Structurally Deficient Families by Means of Parental Involvement
	Conclusion
	Notes
	Appendix 3.1
	Appendix 3.2
	Appendix 3.3
4 Parent Involvement and Academic Achievement:
An Analysis of Family Resources Available to the Child
	Academic Performance and Parent Involvement
	Results for Achievement Test Scores
	Results for Student Grades
	Comparing Achievement Test Scores with Grade Results
	Time in Labor Force as a Constraint on Parent Involvement
	Eight Forms of Involvement Compared
	After School Supervision
	Conclusion
	Notes
	Appendix 4.1
	Appendix 4.2
5 Parental Intervention in the School:
The Context of Minority Involvement
	Forms of Parental Involvement
	Methodological Considerations
	The Individual-Level Context
	Bringing in the School Context
	Explaining the School Effect—Part I
	Explaining the School Effect—Part II
	Conclusion
	Notes
	Appendix 5.1
	Appendix 5.2
6 Parent Choice and Inequality
	The Policy Issue of Parental Choice
	The Issue of Inequality
	Public School Choice
	What About Expansion of Choice?
	Effects of Choice on Inequality: The First Results
	Private School Choice
	Standardizing for Income
	Other Indicators of Response to Increased Opportunity
	What Does One Make of All This?
	Notes
	Appendix 6.1
	Appendix 6.2
References
About the Book and Editors
Index