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Parental Involvement in School : A Literature Review

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  • Francesco Avvisati

    (OCDE - Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Economiques = Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)

  • Nina Guyon

    (PSE - Paris School of Economics - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - ENS-PSL - École normale supérieure - Paris - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - ENPC - École des Ponts ParisTech - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, PSE - Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques - ENS-PSL - École normale supérieure - Paris - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - ENPC - École des Ponts ParisTech - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Bruno Besbas

Abstract

What makes a perfect parent?" asks chapter five of best-selling book "Freakonomics" (Levitt & Dubner [2005, p. 147-176]). Parenting, as an art and science, has a number of attractive characteristics to an economist like Steve Levitt, who sees economics as a discipline "with excellent tools for gaining answers but a serious shortage of interesting questions". People spend huge amounts of time and money seeking for advice on parenting, as reflected by the blooming media industry devoted to the subject. Today, "parenting theories" are gaining influence into shaping childhood and education policies. Still, much of what is believed in this field rests on experts' opinions, and there is few solid evidence on the benefits of parental investments.

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  • Francesco Avvisati & Nina Guyon & Bruno Besbas, 2010. "Parental Involvement in School : A Literature Review," Post-Print halshs-01510272, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-01510272
    DOI: 10.3917/redp.205.0759
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    1. Barone, Carlo & Fougère, Denis & Martel, Karine, 2020. "Reading Aloud to Children, Social Inequalities, and Vocabulary Development: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial," IZA Discussion Papers 13458, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    2. Jonathan Norris & Martijn van Hasselt, 2019. "Troubled in school: does maternal involvement matter for adolescents?," Working Papers 1906, University of Strathclyde Business School, Department of Economics.
    3. Sakaue, Katsuki & Wokadala, James & Ogawa, Keiichi, 2023. "Effect of parental engagement on children’s home-based continued learning during COVID-19–induced school closures: Evidence from Uganda," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 100(C).
    4. Katie Vinopal & Seth Gershenson, 2017. "Re-Conceptualizing Gaps by Socioeconomic Status in Parental Time with Children," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 133(2), pages 623-643, September.
    5. Haelermans, Carla & Ghysels, Joris, 2019. "Effectively Involving Low-SES Parents in Human Capital Development: Evidence from a Field Experiment," Research Memorandum 025, Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE).
    6. Sesha Kethineni & Susan Frazier‐Kouassi & Yuki Shigemoto & Wesley Jennings & Stephanie M. Cardwell & Alex R. Piquero & Kimberly Gay & Dayanand Sundaravadivelu, 2021. "PROTOCOL: Effectiveness of parent‐engagement programs to reduce truancy and juvenile delinquency: A systematic review," Campbell Systematic Reviews, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 17(3), September.
    7. Ille, Sebastian & Peacey, Mike W., 2019. "Forced private tutoring in Egypt: Moving away from a corrupt social norm," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 66(C), pages 105-118.
    8. Jonathan Norris, 2019. "Peers, parents and attitudes about school," Working Papers 1901, University of Strathclyde Business School, Department of Economics.
    9. Norris, Jonathan, 2017. "Family and Peer Social Identity Effects on Schooling Attitudes and Performance," UNCG Economics Working Papers 17-1, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Department of Economics.
    10. Joana Elisa Maldonado & Kristof De Witte & Koen Declercq, 2022. "The effects of parental involvement in homework: two randomised controlled trials in financial education," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 62(3), pages 1439-1464, March.
    11. Jonathan Norris, 2019. "Identify economics: social influence and skill development," Working Papers 1908, University of Strathclyde Business School, Department of Economics.
    12. Florence Neymotin, 2014. "How Parental Involvement Affects Childhood Behavioral Outcomes," Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Springer, vol. 35(4), pages 433-451, December.
    13. Mwendwa N. Mpekethu & Dr. Rachael W. Kamau Kang’ethe & Dr. Beatrice Bunyasi Awori, 2020. "Economic Status of Parents and Children’s Participation in Pre-Primary School in Mlolongo Slum of Machakos County, Kenya," International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI), vol. 7(7), pages 291-295, July.
    14. Haelermans, Carla & Ghysels, Joris, 2019. "Effectively involving low-SES parents in human capital development," ROA Research Memorandum 008, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA).

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