Parent Involvement in a Charter School.

Autor/in	Anderson, Jane
Titel	Parent Involvement in a Charter School.
Quelle	(1997), (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Charter Schools; Educational Innovation; Elementary Secondary Education; Family School Relationship; Nontraditional Education; Parent Participation; Parent Role; Parent School Relationship; Public Schools; School Policy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Charter school; Charter-Schule; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; Elternmitwirkung; Parental role; Elternrolle; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Schulpolitik
Abstract	Charter schools have developed in response to a demand for innovation in public education. Charter schools often begin with much parent and community involvement; yet, the role of parents is often unclear. This paper presents findings of a study that examined parent participation in one urban and one suburban charter school in the northeastern United States. Data were gathered from interviews with 10 parents (6 urban and 4 suburban), a questionnaire of 18 parents (8 urban and 10 suburban), and journals kept by 2 urban parents. Parents cited curriculum, technology, and character education as the reasons for sending their children to charter schools. However, the role of parent involvement remained unclear for some parents. The confusion and the resulting low parent involvement might be attributed to the vagueness of the term "open-door" policy or to parents' time constraints. Eight questions for future research regarding parent involvement are presented. (LMI)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01