Meta-analyses find parental involvement associated with better student outcomes, effect sizes 0.2 to 0.75 standard deviations¶

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q4 i2 Statistical meta-analyses found significant relationships between parental involvement and better student outcomes across racial backgrounds, with effect sizes ranging from 0.2 to 0.75 standard deviations. → Oakes 2017

Evidence¶

Oakes 2017¶

Oakes, J., Maier, A., & Daniel, J. (2017). Community Schools: An Evidence-Based Strategy for Equitable School Improvement. Boulder, CO: National Education Policy Center. http://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/equitable-community-schools

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A series of statistical meta-analyses of parental involvement research; a 2017 meta-analysis using only studies with sophisticated controls found overall parental involvement associated with better school outcomes by 0.52 standard deviation units for Latino students. A review of 51 studies found a positive relationship across backgrounds and ages.

"A series of statistical meta-analyses also found significant relationships between parental involvement and better outcomes for students across racial backgrounds, with effect sizes ranging from 0.2 to 0.75 standard deviations."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Home Learning Environment — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Parent involvement is associated with higher academic achievement in meta-analyses of mostly correlational studies — related
Higher-quality home environments are associated with higher parent-reported curiosity at kindergarten — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
More positive parenting is associated with higher parent-reported curiosity at kindergarten in a nationally representative US sample — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
The parental involvement–achievement relationship is stronger for global achievement indicators (e.g., GPA) than for subject-specific indicators (e.g., math grade) — related
Parental involvement has a small to moderate, practically meaningful relationship with students' academic achievement — a broader claim this one bears on
Current ideas about the home/school relation and parent involvement may inhibit justice, equity, and excellence in education — related

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