Family Engagement | National Dropout Prevention Center/Network - 0 views
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Henderson and Mapp (2002) suggest the following action steps to establish effective family engagement programs:
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Recognize that all parents, regardless of income, education level, or cultural background are involved in their children's education and want their children to do well in school;
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Link family and community engagement efforts to student learning;
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Create initiatives that will support families to guide their children's learning, from preschool through high school;
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Focus efforts to engage families on developing trusting and respectful relationships; and
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Embrace a philosophy of partnership and be willing to share power with families. Make sure that parents and school staff understand that the responsibility for children's educational development is a collaborative enterprise (Mapp, 2004).
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When parents are involved, students achieve more, regardless of socioeconomic status, ethnic/racial background, or the parents' education level;
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The more extensive the parent involvement, the higher the student achievement;
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When parents are involved in their students' education, those students have higher grades and test scores, better attendance, and complete homework more consistently;
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When parents are involved, students exhibit more positive attitudes and behavior;
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Educators hold higher expectations of students whose parents collaborate with the teacher. They also hold higher opinions of those parents;
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In programs that are designed to involve parents in full partnerships, student achievement for disadvantaged children not only improves, it can reach levels that are standard for middle-class children.
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Children from diverse cultural backgrounds tend to do better when parents and professionals collaborate to bridge the gap between the culture at home and the learning institution;
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Students are more likely to fall behind in academic performance if their parents do not participate in school events, develop a working relationship with their child's educators, or keep up with what is happening in their child's school;
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The benefits of involving parents are not confined to the early years—there are significant gains at all ages and grade levels;
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The most accurate predictor of a student's achievement in school is not income or social status, but the extent to which that student's family is able to create a home environment that encourages learning; communicate high, yet reasonable, expectations for their children's achievement and future careers; and become involved in their children's education at school and in the community
