Increasing the Effectiveness of Parental Involvement

February 5, 2008

Kathy Hoover-Dempsey

Vanderbilt University

Follow-up Report

One of the goals of The Florida PIRC at USF is to support education professionals in their efforts to increase academic achievement through enhanced family involvement. On February 5, 2008 you participated in Research to Practice Symposium presented by Dr. Kathleen Hoover-Dempsey.

We are very interested to learn how our services have impacted your work. Please complete the following report about your implementation efforts related to the information and strategies that you learned during this session. This information will be used to evaluate and enhance the services of the Florida PIRC at USF.

Please return the report to Ivette Vaquer-Mendoza at mendoza@coedu.usf.edu. For more information and assistance with the Follow-up Report and the Research Practice Symposium, please call Ivette Vaquer-Mendoza at 813-396-9923.

Thank you in advance for your valuable feedback.

2008 Research to Practice Symposium: Suggested Readings

Prior to attending the symposium, chose from one of these readings of interest to be discussed:

• Why Research on Parental Involvement Is Important to Classroom Management by Walker, Joan M. T. and Hoover-Dempsey, Kathleen V.
• Parents' Motivations for Involvement in Their Children's Education by Hoover-Dempsey, Kathleen V., Walker, Joan M. T. and Sadler, Howard M.
• Why Do Parents Become Involved? Research Findings and Implications by Hoover-Dempsey, Kathleen V., Walker, Joan M. T., Sandler, Howard M., Whetsel, Darlene, Green, Christa L., Wilkins, Andrew S. and Closson, Kristen
• Parental Involvement in Homework by Hoover-Dempsey, Kathleen V., Battiato, Angela C., Walker, Joan M. T., Reed, Richard P., DeJong, Jennifer M., and Jones, Kathleen P.

2008 Research to Practice Symposium: Presentation

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• Part 1 (1 hour 30 minutes)
• Part 2 (1 hour 30 minutes)
• Part 3 (30 minutes)
• Part 4 (1 hour 19 minutes)
• Part 5 (1 hour 33 minutes)
• TOTAL (6 hours 22 minutes)

For more information and assistance with the Follow-up Report and the Research Practice Symposium, please contact Ivette Vaquer-Mendoza (mendoza@coedu.usf.edu) or phone (813-396-9923).

Beyond the Bake Sale

April 27, 2007

Anne T. Henderson

Community Involvement Program
Annenburg Institute for School Reform

2007 Research to Practice Symposium: Suggested Readings

Prior to attending the symposium, chose from one of these readings of interest to be discussed:

• Moments of Social Inclusion and Exclusion: Race, Class, and Cultural Capital in Family-school Relations by Lareau, Annet and Horvat, Erin McNamara (1999)
   
• Parent Involvement: Influencing Factors and Implications by Pena, Delores C. (2000)
   
• The Longitudinal Evaluation of School Change and Performance in Title I Schools, Volume I: Executive Summary by Westat and Policy Studies Associates (2001)
   
• Chapter 4: Developing Relationships: How Can You Build Trust Instead of Blaming Each Other by Henderson Anne T.
   
• Community & Family Engagement: Principals Share What Works: Executive Summary by Coalition for Community Schools

  2007 Research to Practice Symposium: Presentation

  MS PowerPoint™ Presentation
  
  (requires Microsoft PowerPoint™ or Download Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer)
  
  Video on Demand (4 hours 40 minutes) (opens as a PopUp window; requires Windows Media Player)