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Batya Elbaum - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the role of Student Teacher Ratio in parents perceptions of schools engagement efforts
Journal of Educational Research, 2014Co-Authors: Raymond J. Rodriguez, Batya ElbaumAbstract:ABSTRACT Research suggests a positive relationship between schools’ efforts to engage parents and parents’ involvement in their child's education. The authors investigated school socioeconomic status, school size, grade level, and Student–Teacher Ratio as predictors of schools’ efforts to engage parents of Students receiving special education services. The dependent variable was the Schools’ Efforts to Partner with Parents’ Scale, which has been validated for states’ use in their federal accountability systems. Mean school-level scores were calculated for 265 schools in a large southeastern state. Results indicated that Student–Teacher Ratio was the strongest predictor of parents’ perceived school engagement efforts. Implications are drawn for ways in which all schools, including those with high Student–Teacher Ratios, can improve their collaboRation with parents of Students receiving special education services.
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The Role of Student–Teacher Ratio in Parents’ Perceptions of Schools’ Engagement Efforts
The Journal of Educational Research, 2013Co-Authors: Raymond J. Rodriguez, Batya ElbaumAbstract:ABSTRACT Research suggests a positive relationship between schools’ efforts to engage parents and parents’ involvement in their child's education. The authors investigated school socioeconomic status, school size, grade level, and Student–Teacher Ratio as predictors of schools’ efforts to engage parents of Students receiving special education services. The dependent variable was the Schools’ Efforts to Partner with Parents’ Scale, which has been validated for states’ use in their federal accountability systems. Mean school-level scores were calculated for 265 schools in a large southeastern state. Results indicated that Student–Teacher Ratio was the strongest predictor of parents’ perceived school engagement efforts. Implications are drawn for ways in which all schools, including those with high Student–Teacher Ratios, can improve their collaboRation with parents of Students receiving special education services.
Bryan C Hutchins - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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relationship of school context to rural youth s educational achievement and aspiRations
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2011Co-Authors: Matthew J Irvin, Sooyong Byun, Thomas W Farmer, Judith L. Meece, Bryan C HutchinsAbstract:Though the poverty encountered by many rural youth encompasses numerous developmental challenges and substantially increases the chances for educational problems, the school context is central to promoting and constraining their development. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of school characteristics and schooling experiences to the educational achievement and aspiRations of youth from high-poverty rural communities. Differences in the relationship of school characteristics and schooling experiences to the educational outcomes of Students from high- versus low-poverty rural communities were also examined. Participants included 6,247 high school Students from 43 low-poverty and 21 high-poverty rural communities. Approximately 51.7% of participants were female and the sample was racially/ethnically diverse (66.4% White, 9.2% African American, 8.1% Hispanic/Latino(a), 4.4% Native American, and 11.8% Multiracial). After controlling for Student and family background, school characteristics (e.g., lower Student–Teacher Ratio) were predictive of achievement for rural youth from high-poverty communities. Schooling experiences (e.g., positive perceptions of their ability, a sense of school valuing and belonging, and prepaRation for postsecondary education) were predictive of educational achievement and aspiRations for rural youth from high- and low-poverty communities. Overall, the study highlights unique ways schools can positively shape the educational outcomes for rural youth despite community poverty.
Raymond J. Rodriguez - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the role of Student Teacher Ratio in parents perceptions of schools engagement efforts
Journal of Educational Research, 2014Co-Authors: Raymond J. Rodriguez, Batya ElbaumAbstract:ABSTRACT Research suggests a positive relationship between schools’ efforts to engage parents and parents’ involvement in their child's education. The authors investigated school socioeconomic status, school size, grade level, and Student–Teacher Ratio as predictors of schools’ efforts to engage parents of Students receiving special education services. The dependent variable was the Schools’ Efforts to Partner with Parents’ Scale, which has been validated for states’ use in their federal accountability systems. Mean school-level scores were calculated for 265 schools in a large southeastern state. Results indicated that Student–Teacher Ratio was the strongest predictor of parents’ perceived school engagement efforts. Implications are drawn for ways in which all schools, including those with high Student–Teacher Ratios, can improve their collaboRation with parents of Students receiving special education services.
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The Role of Student–Teacher Ratio in Parents’ Perceptions of Schools’ Engagement Efforts
The Journal of Educational Research, 2013Co-Authors: Raymond J. Rodriguez, Batya ElbaumAbstract:ABSTRACT Research suggests a positive relationship between schools’ efforts to engage parents and parents’ involvement in their child's education. The authors investigated school socioeconomic status, school size, grade level, and Student–Teacher Ratio as predictors of schools’ efforts to engage parents of Students receiving special education services. The dependent variable was the Schools’ Efforts to Partner with Parents’ Scale, which has been validated for states’ use in their federal accountability systems. Mean school-level scores were calculated for 265 schools in a large southeastern state. Results indicated that Student–Teacher Ratio was the strongest predictor of parents’ perceived school engagement efforts. Implications are drawn for ways in which all schools, including those with high Student–Teacher Ratios, can improve their collaboRation with parents of Students receiving special education services.
Matthew J Irvin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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relationship of school context to rural youth s educational achievement and aspiRations
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2011Co-Authors: Matthew J Irvin, Sooyong Byun, Thomas W Farmer, Judith L. Meece, Bryan C HutchinsAbstract:Though the poverty encountered by many rural youth encompasses numerous developmental challenges and substantially increases the chances for educational problems, the school context is central to promoting and constraining their development. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of school characteristics and schooling experiences to the educational achievement and aspiRations of youth from high-poverty rural communities. Differences in the relationship of school characteristics and schooling experiences to the educational outcomes of Students from high- versus low-poverty rural communities were also examined. Participants included 6,247 high school Students from 43 low-poverty and 21 high-poverty rural communities. Approximately 51.7% of participants were female and the sample was racially/ethnically diverse (66.4% White, 9.2% African American, 8.1% Hispanic/Latino(a), 4.4% Native American, and 11.8% Multiracial). After controlling for Student and family background, school characteristics (e.g., lower Student–Teacher Ratio) were predictive of achievement for rural youth from high-poverty communities. Schooling experiences (e.g., positive perceptions of their ability, a sense of school valuing and belonging, and prepaRation for postsecondary education) were predictive of educational achievement and aspiRations for rural youth from high- and low-poverty communities. Overall, the study highlights unique ways schools can positively shape the educational outcomes for rural youth despite community poverty.
Ahaotu Godwin Ndubuisi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Challenges Facing the Implementation of Teacher-Students Ratio Policy in Nigerian Educational System and the Ways Forward
International Journal on Integrated Education, 2020Co-Authors: Ogunode Niyi Jacob, Ahaotu Godwin NdubuisiAbstract:The National policy on (1) prescribes a Student-Teacher Ratio of 1:25 for pre-primary classes; 1:35 for primary and 1:40 for secondary schools. The policy are supposed to be adherence to by all educational institutions in the country but it is unfortunate that many public and private schools classroom are overpopulated. This articled examines the challenges facing the implementation of Student-Teacher Ratio policy as drafted in the National policy on education. The article used secondary data to thrown light on points raised in this article. We identified the following as the challenges facing the implementation of Student-Teacher Ratio policy and they includes: inadequate funding, inadequate Teachers, inadequate infrastructural facilities, weak quality assurance agencies, lack of political will and corruption. To solve the challenges identified and to ensure implementation of Student-Teacher Ratio policy in Nigeria, the article suggests that the government should: provide adequate funding, employ more professional Teachers, provision of more infrastructural facilities, strengthen the quality assurance control agencies, fight institutional corruption and ensure population control.
