A Case Study Analysis of Parents’ Perceptions of Epstein’s Six Typologies of Parental Involvement in a K-12 Diverse School District
Location
Room 212
Proposal Track
Research Project
Session Format
Presentation
Preferred Time
Saturday morning
Abstract
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this mixed-methods case study using a survey method with closed- and open-ended response items was to examine parents' perceptions of parental involvement practices based on Epstein's (1993) Framework of Six Types of Involvement. This study examined a district-wide parent involvement program to determine its conformance to research findings on effective family engagement strategies and practices, and to assess changes in parent involvement in schools. The participants of this study were parents whose children were in kindergarten through twelfth grade school. The evidence from the closed-ended responses supported that Epstein’s Framework of Six Types of Involvement practices were key factors to parental involvement. Furthermore, the open-ended responses regarding parents’ perceptions of parental involvement provided evidence of effective program practices. The results from this study can possibly inform parental involvement coordinators, district and school leaders in similar districts on whether parents perceived Epstein’s Framework of Six Types of Involvement as an effective tool for parental engagement.
Keywords
parent involvement, parent engagement, home-school partnership
Recommended Citation
Rumph-Carter, Chantara, "A Case Study Analysis of Parents’ Perceptions of Epstein’s Six Typologies of Parental Involvement in a K-12 Diverse School District" (2015). Georgia Educational Research Association Conference. 5.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gera/2015/2015/5
A Case Study Analysis of Parents’ Perceptions of Epstein’s Six Typologies of Parental Involvement in a K-12 Diverse School District
Room 212
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this mixed-methods case study using a survey method with closed- and open-ended response items was to examine parents' perceptions of parental involvement practices based on Epstein's (1993) Framework of Six Types of Involvement. This study examined a district-wide parent involvement program to determine its conformance to research findings on effective family engagement strategies and practices, and to assess changes in parent involvement in schools. The participants of this study were parents whose children were in kindergarten through twelfth grade school. The evidence from the closed-ended responses supported that Epstein’s Framework of Six Types of Involvement practices were key factors to parental involvement. Furthermore, the open-ended responses regarding parents’ perceptions of parental involvement provided evidence of effective program practices. The results from this study can possibly inform parental involvement coordinators, district and school leaders in similar districts on whether parents perceived Epstein’s Framework of Six Types of Involvement as an effective tool for parental engagement.
