Examines the resources available to parents and the actions parents can take to further their children's education. It is based on a national survey of 26,000 eighth graders, their parents, teachers and school administrators.
Parents, Their Children, and Schools: An Introduction; (Barbara Schneider. ); Parent Involvement in the Home, School, and Community; (Chandra Muller and David Kerbow. ); Family Structure Effects on Student Outcomes; (Seh-Ahn Lee. ); Parent Involvement and Academic Achievement: An Analysis of Family Resources Available to the Child; (C. Muller. ); Parental Intervention in the School: The Context of Minority Involvement; (D. Kerbow and Annette Bernhardt. ); Parent Choice and Inequality; (James S. Coleman, Kathryn S. Schiller, and B. Schneider.)