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EJ429059 PS518530

Title: Parent Involvement in Schools: An Ecological Approach.
Author(s): Comer, James P.; Haynes, Norris M.
Source: Elementary School Journal, v91 n3 p271-77 Jan 1991
Publication Date: 1991
ISSN: 0013-5984
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJNOV1991

For parent involvement initiatives to be successful, they should be part of a focused school improvement process. In New Haven's School Development Program, parents are involved at all levels of school life, through general support of educational programs, participation in daily activities, and school planning and management. (BC)

Descriptors: Child Development; Class Activities; Elementary Education; Elementary School Students; Elementary School Teachers; *Parent Participation; *Parent School Relationship; *Participative Decision Making; Program Effectiveness; *School Activities; School Administration
Identifiers: Connecticut (New Haven); *School Development Program; School Team Approach; *Social Ecology

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