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Article: "Parent Involvement is Like Apple Pie" A look at parental involvement in two states.
- Article from:
- High School Journal
- Article date:
- October 1, 2001
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Many legislators and researchers are proclaiming that parental involvement assists in student academic achievement. Although the calling for more parental involvement is evident in literature, there are issues that need to be addressed within the high school. This study looks at one high school, and the issues that teachers, parents, and administrators address while discussing parental involvement.
For some people, apple pie has become synonymous with "all that is good," a feeling of home, and with the American culture. An administrator that was interviewed for this study referred to parental involvement as "like apple pie." For this study, parental involvement ...