This study examined how school leadership for school and family partnerships is related to
the percent of teachers in a school that engage families in their children's education. Using …

Across the country, we know with increasing clarity that when children miss too much school,
they are less likely to read proficiently by third grade, pass middle school classes, graduate …

This chapter summarizes research and fieldwork that led to establishing the National Network
of Partnership Schools (NNPS), tracing a 30‐year history from initial basic research to …

The Coleman Report argued that family background is a fundamental cause of educational
outcomes, while demonstrating the weak predictive power of variation in expenditures and …

This study sought student voices to examine the key characteristics of an out-of-school
learning experience, designed to provide enrichment to students with above grade level …

In this chapter, the author engages in theory building based on the foundations provided by
previous literature. Past studies on the impacts of school leadership through its connections …

Family engagement helps students succeed. Previous research has established consistent
and reliable connections between families’ involvement in student learning—through …

… Special thanks go out to my parents, Ki Hwa Jung and Sang Seun Seo, my (forever) little
brother, Yoon Keun Antonio Jung, my advisor and the four committee members, Dr. Steve …

More than 50 years of research has shown that the influence of families on children’s
development and academic achievement begins before children start their schooling and lasts …

The purpose of this study was to explore the evidence-based practice movement and its
implications for the realm of public health. The paper first described the evidence-based practice …