Research behind the Best Evidence Synthesis

Item number
BES012

BES selection
Educational Leadership BES Mathematics BES

Format
Journal article

Title
Involvement counts : family and community partnerships and mathematics achievement

Author
Sheldon, Steven B ; Epstein, Joyce L

Publisher
Heldref Publications

Publishing Year
2005

Source
Journal of educational research, v.98 n.4 p.196-206

ISSN
00220671

Subject
Curriculum

Descriptors
Curriculum ; Mathematics curriculum ; Mathematics education ; Mathematics teaching ; Parent teacher cooperation ; Student teacher relationship ; Teaching effectiveness

Age Focus
Children (5 to 12 years) ; Adolescents (13 to 17 years)

Education level
Primary education ; Secondary education

Language
English

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Abstract
National and international studies have made student performance in mathematics a high priority in schools. Using longitudinal data from elementary and secondary schools, the authors examined the connections between specific family and community involvement activities and student achievement in mathematics at the school level. After the authors controlled for prior levels of mathematics achievement, analyses indicated that effective implementation of practices that encouraged families to support their children's mathematics learning at home was associated with higher percentages of students who scored at or above proficiency on standardised mathematics achievement tests. Findings suggest that subject-specific practices of school, family, and community partnerships may help educators improve students' mathematics skills and achievement. (Author)

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