Strategies of Engagement: Parent and School Connections

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Author(s): Kitty Fortner (California State University, USA)and Jose W. Lalas (University of Redlands, USA)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 18
Source title: Student Engagement and Participation: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2584-4.ch001

Keywords: Curriculum Development and Instructional Design / Education / Information Science Reference / Instructional Design

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School, parent involvement, and at-risk students do not always make a winning combination. However, for the students at Mountain View High School, things were different. Strategies used by the Mountain View Parent Advisory Group helped to transform education for students of color who participated in their program. This chapter follows a study at a high school located in an upper/upper middle-class neighborhood where barriers to academic growth were considered addressed. However, there was a pocket of students of color who were not being successful academically. Strategies used by a parent group to help re-engage at-risk students, raise their GPAs, and redirect their future towards success are highlighted. Understanding that these strategies can be initiated by any group of parents or teachers provides promise for at-risk students, parents, and schools.

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