A Meta-Analysis on the Relationship Between Parental Involvement and School Outcomes for Students of Color

• In Event: 68.058 - Community Engagement in Urban School Settings

Abstract

This meta-analysis of forty-four studies examines the relationship between parental involvement and the academic achievement and school behavior of minority K-12 children. Analyses determined the effect sizes for parental involvement overall and specific categories of involvement. Results indicate a significant relationship between parental involvement and academic achievement and overall outcomes, but not for school behavior. This relationship between involvement and academics existed both for younger (grades K-5) and older (grades 6-12) students, as well as for certain specific components of parental involvement. Parental involvement, as a whole, was associated with better school outcomes by .44 of a standard deviation unit. The significance of these results is discussed.

Author

• William H. Jeynes, California State University - Long Beach