Date of Award
12-2017
Culminating Project Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Child and Family Studies: Family Studies: M.S.
Department
Child and Family Studies
College
School of Education
First Advisor
Jane Minnema
Second Advisor
Karin Ihnen
Third Advisor
Amy Knopf
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Keywords and Subject Headings
parent involvement, parent satisfaction, parent community, preschool program
Abstract
The effect of parent involvement in schools has been a research concern for decades. However, little research has been conducted on the impact of building parent communities within a preschool program. This study aims to investigate the effects of developing relationships among parents, building parent community, and determining whether or not this increases overall parent satisfaction and involvement. A questionnaire survey will be carried out on 26 families using a pre/post-test pre-experimental design. The findings will show that building positive adult relationships among parents increases overall parent satisfaction and involvement.
Recommended Citation
Erickson-Thoemke, Karin, "Parent Communities: Key Indicator in Increasing Parent Involvement and Satisfaction" (2017). Culminating Projects in Child and Family Studies. 21.
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/cfs_etds/21
