Prior evidence on FGC outcomes is mixed and rarely based on randomization¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2016 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Previous research on FGC efficacy is mixed and frequently based on weak evidence, with few studies using randomization. → Argentin et al. 2016

Evidence¶

Argentin et al. 2016¶

Gianluca Argentin, Gian Paolo Barbetta, Francesca Maci. (2016). Increasing parental involvement to promote dropout prevention. Lessons from an RCT in Italian lower secondary schools. SREE Spring 2016 Conference. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED567232

q2 · i? · causal · r2

The article's background review of FGC impact studies (citing Blekesaune and Holtan 2005 and several single studies) reports mixed results and notes that few previous studies were based on randomization. No effect sizes are printed.

"Previous research about FGCs efficacy is mixed and quite frequently based on weak evidence: frequently impact estimates are not based on a randomized trial or on pilot trials with tiny samples, where the estimates uncertainty did not allow to detect effects."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Family Group Conferences improved at-risk lower-secondary students' perceived parental involvement, relations with teachers, self-efficacy about learning and school satisfaction at one year — related
• FGC showed no impact on hard educational performance outcomes (failure, final marks, truancy) at the end of the school year — a narrower finding that bears on this claim