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EJ587595 EA535943
Title: Parental Involvement in Site-Based Management: Lessons from One Site.
Author(s): Beck, Lynn G.; Murphy, Joseph
Source: International Journal of Leadership in Education, v2 n2 p81-102 Apr-Jun 1999
Publication Date: 1999
ISSN: 1360-3124
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJJAN2000
Explores dynamics of parental involvement in one low-income, urban school struggling to improve student learning and to draw parents into all aspects of their children's education. Embracing a "family metaphor" helped participants overcome implementation barriers (overwhelming teacher expertise, culturally-based role expectations, and differences in language and experience). (40 references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Case Studies; Change Strategies; Elementary Education; *Family School Relationship; Language Proficiency; *Low Income Groups;
Outreach Programs; *Parent Participation; *Resistance to Change; *School Based Management; Urban Schools
Identifiers: *California (Los Angeles); Teacher Explanation; Teacher Knowledge
