I’ll Show You Mine, If You Show Me Yours
A Brief and Preliminary Examination of Parental Report Cards
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9729230 |
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| Authors | Robert Engvall (Roger Williams University, corresponding author), Robert P Engvall (Roger Williams University) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 477-492 |
| Publication date | 2002-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Education and Urban Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-1245 • E-ISSN: 1552-3535 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00124502034004005 |
| OpenAlex | W2162188066 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
This article examines the recently introduced phenomenon of parental report cards, taking a preliminary look at some of the reasons, both real and perceived, behind the concept. Increased parental involvement in the education of children is as universally applauded as apple pie and motherhood. Educators and parent-teacher organizations have, for years, encouraged greater involvement on the part of parents—encouragement that in the past seldom ventured beyond simple and generic letters from a principal or superintendent or, in some instances, a more personalized letter from a teacher. Parents have long been urged, but have never actually been required, to participate in their children’s education. Although the time has not yet come for compulsory parental education and/or actual report cards assessing the amount of commitment parents show toward their children’s education, symbolic report cards have begun to appear, in which parents are asked to assess their own performance as parents
Developmental psychology · Pedagogy · Phenomenon · Principal (computer security · Report card · Diverse Education Studies and Reforms · Early Childhood Education and Development · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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