Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
List of Tables and Figures
Acknowledgments
1 Parents, Their Children, and Schools: An Introduction
Interest in Families
Social Resources in the Family
Data Base and Sample Selection
Profile of the Sample
Overview of the Findings
Notes
2 Parent Involvement in the Home, School, and Community
The Context of Parent Involvement
Parents' Expectations for Their Child's Educational Attainment
Home-based Parent Involvement
Parent Involvement in the Community
Parent Involvement with the School
Summary
Notes
Appendix 2.1
3 Family Structure Effects on Student Outcomes
Dependent, Intervening, and Background Variables
Zero-order Relationship Between Family Structure and Student Outcomes
Effects of Family Structure on Student Outcomes with Background Characteristics Taken into Account
Parental Involvement as Intervening Variables Between family Structure and Student Outcomes
Parental Involvement as Social Capital and Its Impact on Student Outcomes
Direct and Indirect Effects of Family Structure on Student Outcomes
Explaining Functional Deficiency of Structurally Deficient Families by Means of Parental Involvement
Conclusion
Notes
Appendix 3.1
Appendix 3.2
Appendix 3.3
4 Parent Involvement and Academic Achievement:
An Analysis of Family Resources Available to the Child
Academic Performance and Parent Involvement
Results for Achievement Test Scores
Results for Student Grades
Comparing Achievement Test Scores with Grade Results
Time in Labor Force as a Constraint on Parent Involvement
Eight Forms of Involvement Compared
After School Supervision
Conclusion
Notes
Appendix 4.1
Appendix 4.2
5 Parental Intervention in the School:
The Context of Minority Involvement
Forms of Parental Involvement
Methodological Considerations
The Individual-Level Context
Bringing in the School Context
Explaining the School EffectโPart I
Explaining the School EffectโPart II
Conclusion
Notes
Appendix 5.1
Appendix 5.2
6 Parent Choice and Inequality
The Policy Issue of Parental Choice
The Issue of Inequality
Public School Choice
What About Expansion of Choice?
Effects of Choice on Inequality: The First Results
Private School Choice
Standardizing for Income
Other Indicators of Response to Increased Opportunity
What Does One Make of All This?
Notes
Appendix 6.1
Appendix 6.2
References
About the Book and Editors
Index
