Date of Award
Fall 10-28-2020
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
EdD Education Leadership, Management and Policy
Department
Education Leadership, Management and Policy
Advisor
Thomas Shea, D.Sc.
Committee Member
Daniel Gutmore, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Melody Alegria, Ed.D
Keywords
parent involvement, suburban, school, minority
Abstract
Parent involvement is crucial for student success in the K-12 school environment. Polices are in place to promote and encourage minority parent involvement in schools. It is still unclear how to increase minority parental involvement at the intermediate school level. The goal of this study is to determine the preferred involvement type of minority parents in a New Jersey suburban intermediate school. The study is quantitative in nature and explores the six parent involvement types according to Joyce Epstein (2001). The analysis of the data will determine if there is a preferred involvement type among the minority participants. This study concluded that minority parents prefer the parent involvement type “learning at home”. The parent involvement type “parenting” was the second preferred type.
Recommended Citation
Clark, Patrice, "An Evaluation of Parental Involvement Types in a Suburban Minority New Jersey Intermediate School: A Quantitative Study" (2020). Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs). 2821.
https://scholarship.shu.edu/dissertations/2821
