A Study of the Impact of School Climates on Parent-School Partnerships and on Young Children’s Academic Achievement

• In Event: Poster Session 18
  In Poster Session: Family, School, Community Partnerships SIG: Poster Session

Abstract

The purposes of the study were to investigate the following: (1) how young children’s academic performance is influenced by their school’s climate and, (2) how parent-school partnerships mediate the impact of school climates on children’s academic achievement. Data were provided by the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study –Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999 (ECLS-K), (NCES, 2002); the research focused on 10,743 children, their parents, teachers, and administrators who participated in the study in the spring of 1999. Results indicate that the school climate predicted parent-school involvement as s partnership. Results also indicate that parent-school partnership mediated the impact of the school climate on children’s academic achievement. Findings were discussed in relation to future research and policy-making.

Authors

• Young-Hee Park, Florida State University

• Pamela S. Carroll, Florida State University