| It is not known if teachers and parents share similar perceptions of parental involvement. There is no topic in education on which there is greater agreement than the need for increased parental involvement. Most schools want it, but most administrators and educators need help in developing effective strategies and programs that will build school-family-community partnerships. Teachers in elementary schools have reported that some parents refuse to (a) monitor their child's academic progress, (b) monitor or help with the completion of homework, (c) attend parent/teacher conferences, and (d) discipline children for their misbehavior. The purpose of this study is to (a) assess the level of parental involvement, and (b) investigate if parents and teachers have similar perceptions of parental involvement. |
