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Table of ContentsAbstract................................................................................................................................ ii Acknowledgements..............................................................................................................iii List of Tables........................................................................................................................ vi CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION.................................................................................. 1 Purpose........................................................................................................................... 1 Rationale..........................................................................................................................1 Study Design...................................................................................................................2 CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE........................................................3 The Emergence of Parental Involvement as a Distinct Field of Research................3 Forms of Parental Involvement That Help Students Learn..........................................3 Parental Involvement in the Governance of Schools....................................................8 Training and Development for School Council Participants.....................................12 Support and Informational Needs of Parents..............................................................14 Training and Development for Principals and Teaching Professionals...................14 The Ontario Context...................................................................................................... 15 CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLOGY.................25 Research Objectives.....................................................................................................25 Key Research Questions............................................................................................. 25 Theoretical Framework.................................................................................................25 Hypothesis.....................................................................................................................26 Methodology...................................................................................................................27 An Overview of Schools in the Study...........................................................................32 CHAPTER FOUR: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION.......................................................45 Question 1: Can a School Council Focused on Stimulating Parental Involvement . Within Their School Impact the Rate of Participation?........................45 Question 2: What are the Rates of Parental Participation for a Variety of Types of Involvement? ....................................................................................... 47 Question 3: Are There Parents who are Actively Involved With Their Children's . Education at Home, Who are Unwilling or Unable to Volunteer at the School or Become Part of the School Council? ...................... 50 Discussion of Findings............................................................................................... 54 CHAPTER FIVE: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.............................57 Conclusions..................................................................................................................57 Recommendations for Organizing Programs to Stimulate Parental Involvement.59 Future Research Directions........................................................................................61 Summary.......................................................................................................................62 References........................................................................................................................64 Selected Bibliography......................................................................................................69 Appendix A: Parent Involvement Plan for Alpha School............................................. 70 Appendix B: Parent Involvement Leadership Model for Ontario................................ 73 |
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