A Case Study of Parental Involvement in the Initial Plan "A" Public School Districts in Texas

• Main Author: Kallstrom, Christine Peterman
• Other Authors: Schmidt, Velma
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: North Texas State University 1972
• Subjects: Plan A public schools; Children with disabilities > Education > Texas.; Parent-Teacher relationships.; education in Texas; Texas Education Agency
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc503879/

The problem of this investigation is a case study of parental involvement in the initial Plan A public school districts in Texas. The components of parental involvement isolated for the study are parent education, parent participation, and parent counseling. The major sources of data are questionnaires distributed to parents, teachers, and administrators in the initial Plan A public school districts. Secondary sources of data include interviews with the three categories of respondents to the questionnaires, communication and correspondence with the Regional Education Service Centers, and correspondence and reports from the Texas Education Agency concerning parental involvement. The purposes of the case study of parental involvement are (1) to analyze the various approaches to provide parent education services in the selected Plan A programs, (2) to analyze the various types of parent participation in the initial Plan A programs, (3) to analyze the existing and projected needs for parent counseling in Plan A, (4) to summarize findings into recommendations for effective parental involvement strategies in future implementations of Plan A in Texas, and (5) to suggest modifications or to raise questions for further investigation.