A Meta-Analysis: The Effects of Urban Programs of Parental Involvement on Youth Achievement

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  In Roundtable Session: The Effect of Social Support for Academic Achievement in Urban Education

Abstract

This meta-analysis of fifty-one studies examines the relationship between various kinds of urban parental involvement programs and the academic achievement of pre-kindergarten-12th grade school children. Analyses determined the effect sizes for various parental involvement programs overall and sub-categories of involvement. Results indicate a significant relationship between parental involvement programs overall and academic achievement, both for younger (pre-elementary and elementary-school) and older (secondary school) students, as well as for four types of parental involvement programs. Parental involvement programs, as a whole, were associated with higher academic achievement by just under .3 of a standard deviation unit. The significance of these results is discussed.

Author

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