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ED350341 TM019102
Title: A Profile of Parents of Eighth Graders. National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988. Statistical Analysis Report.
Author(s): Horn, Laura; West, Jerry
Author Affiliation: MPR Associates, Berkeley, CA.(BBB21249)
Pages: 121
Publication Date: July 1992
Sponsoring Agency: National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. (EDD00004)
Report No: NCES-92-488
ISBN: 0-16-037988-1
Available from: EDRS Price MF01/PC05 Plus Postage.
Availability: U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-9328.
Language: English
Document Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data (110); Reports--Evaluative (142)
Geographic Source: U.S.; District of Columbia
Journal Announcement: RIEFEB1993
Government Level: Federal
The National
Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) is the third in a
series of longitudinal studies sponsored by the National Center
for Education Statistics. The NELS:88 is being conducted in several
waves, beginning with a base year experience of approximately 25,000
eighth graders. This report profiles the family characteristics
and the level of involvement reported by the parents of 1988 eighth
graders, using the base year survey and dropout data from the first
follow-up. About 93 percent of the parents of the first year sample
were interviewed to provide information about home life and family
experiences. The parent component is not, however, a representative
sample of eighth graders' parents. Their inclusion is linked to
the student participants. This study examined child-directed involvement,
including activities such as parent-child discussions and school-directed
involvement such as parent-teacher association membership and volunteering
in the school. There was some indication that parent involvement
was related to whether or not students scored below the basic level
in reading or mathematics proficiency, but there was a strong relationship
between parent involvement and whether or not a student dropped
out of school between the 8th and 10th grades. There are 26 tables
and 18 figures presenting study findings. (SLD)
Descriptors: Dropouts; Family Characteristics; Grade 8; *Junior
High School Students; Junior High Schools; *Longitudinal Studies;
Mathematics Achievement; Middle Schools; *National Surveys; Parent
Attitudes; *Parent Participation; Parents; *Profiles; Reading Achievement
Identifiers: *National Education Longitudinal Study 1988; *Parent
Surveys
