ERIC Number: EJ807464
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 26
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Mind the Gaps: Exploring the Use of Technology to Facilitate Parental Involvement, Particularly for Historically Underserved Populations
Becker, Jonathan D.
Journal of School Public Relations, v28 n1 p57-82 Win 2007
Decades of research establishes positive associations between parental involvement and a number of important student outcomes, including student achievement. Furthermore, a number of technological innovations make facilitating parental involvement more possible than ever. Those possibilities, however, require varying levels of technological sophistication and infrastructure developments in the homes and communities. That a well-documented digital divide exists between low-income and more-affluent communities means that students and families who live in low-income communities--generally, people of color--can be denied access to opportunities for meaningful involvement in and engagement with the schools. To avoid creating an opportunity gap, school leaders must therefore understand and work with the families and communities whom they serve as they move toward technological facilitation of home-school-community connections. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Technology Uses in Education, Access to Computers, Disadvantaged, Minority Groups, Distance Education, Intercultural Communication
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: Administrators
Language: English
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