Making the Most of Parental Involvement

For a clear and straightforward list of research findings in the general area of parental involvement, see the web page of the National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) at http://www.pta.org/parentinvolvement/standards/pfistand.asp#Research.

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Davidson Jane W. , Sloboda John A. , and Howe Michael J.A. , “The Role of Parents and Teachers in the Success and Failure of Instrumental Learners,” Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 127 (1995): 40–44.

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Duke Robert A. , Flowers Patricia J. , and Wolfe David E. , “Children Who Study Piano with Excellent Teachers in the United States,” Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 132 (1997): 51–84.

Davidson Sloboda , and Howe , 40.

Zdzinski Stephen F. , “Parental Involvement, Selected Student Attributes, and Learning Outcomes in Instrumental Music,” Journal of Research in Music Education, 44 (Spring 1996): 34–48.

Duke Flowers , and Wolfe , 69.

Mostovoy Stephanie , “Students Learn by Teaching Their Parents,” Teaching Music, 8 (February 2001): 32–34.

Redd Zakia , Brooks Jennifer , and McGarvey Ayelish M. , “Educating America's Youth: What Makes a Difference,” Research Briefs (Washington, D.C.: Knight Foundation Child Trends, 2002). Available online at http://www.childtrends.org/PDF/K4Brief.pdf.

Grolink Wendy S. , Benjet Corina , Kurowski Carolyn O. , and Apostoleris Nicholas H. , “Predictors of Parent Involvement in Children's Schooling,” Journal of Educational Psychology, Vol. 89, No. 3 (1997): 538–48.