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Access Type
WSU Access
Date of Award
January 2025
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Department
Educational Leadership and Policy
First Advisor
Ben Pogodzinski
Abstract
ABSTRACTTHE IMPORTANCE OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND PARENT-PARTNERSHIP STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT STUDENT ACADEMIC-PERCEPTIONS OF TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND PARENTS DURING THE MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS 2024-25 OF 6TH -8TH GRADE.
by
IMAN HARP-AHMAD
APRIL 2025
Advisor: Dr. Ben Pogodzinski
Major: Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Parental involvement and parent-school strategies have crucial roles to play in promoting children’s positive development and academic performance in school. This paper focused on features of parental involvement and parent-school strategies that take to student academic achievement and success. In addition, the perceptions of Parents, teachers, and Administrators in terms of parental involvement and parent-school strategies of Middle School children has been studied. The study provided schools and districts with objective data that allowed stakeholders to identify specific and effective strategies to increase parental involvement. The research site located in Detroit-a charter public school. The population for this case study were parents of 6th-8th Middle school students and stakeholders of the school in the Detroit charter school district in the 2024-25 school year. The population of parents were parents whose children attend school in the school district, grade levels 6th – 8th. All participants were provided with a critical insight into the perceptions of the school-family relationship, support, and involvement and how these determinants had influenced academic achievement.
The theoretical basis for this research was based on Joyce Epstein framework (2018). Epstein’s six categories of involvement have been identified are parenting, communication, volunteering, learning at home, decision-making, and working together in the community. The results of this research provided insight that can help parents and teachers deal with family-school connections and between the stakeholders in a better way. A purposeful sampling method was used in this study. Six parents, three teachers, and three administrators were participated in this study. Data were collected and analyzed. The paper discussed the implications of the research findings as well as suggestions for future research. Keywords: parental involvement, stakeholders, collaboration, barriers, academic success
Recommended Citation
Harp-Ahmad, Iman, "The Importance Of Parental Involvement And Parent-Partnership Strategies To Support Student Academic-Perceptions Of Teachers, Administrators, And Parents During The Middle School Years 2024-25 Of 6th -8th Grade." (2025). Wayne State University Dissertations. 4204.
https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_dissertations/4204