Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Parental Involvement and School Culture in the Inner City -- Chapter Two: Why Bother with Engaging Parents? -- Chapter Three: Types of Parents -- Chapter Four: Barriers to Effective Parent Involvement -- Chapter Five: What to Understand When Engaging Inner-City School Parents -- Chapter Six: Alternative Schools and Urban America -- Chapter Seven: Parent Involvement and Health Issues -- Chapter Eight: Making Parent Involvement Successful in Inner-City Schools -- Index -- References
Summary
This study explores the various ways in which parental involvement can help to increase student academic success. More specifically, this analysis is based on the notions that parent involvement in inner city schools present unique challenges that are different from the traditional middle class perspective
