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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
