The aim of this paper is to discuss the definition and the parameters of parental involvement. It looks at the psychological aspect of the term (i.e. from the point of view of the individual parent) while it recognizes the importance…

The Greek educational system is highly centralized and the communication between parents and teachers is considered as a marginal or a grey area in the school function. Educational legislation favours parents’ involvement rather than participation and implies an imbalance between…

Ante la significativa información generada durante la ejecución de los programas de mejora de procesos software (SPI), las organizaciones se han visto obligadas a cambiar su filosofía y plan de trabajo para mantener y convertir dicha información en conocimiento, de…

Basic concepts like energy, heat, and temperature have acquired a precise meaning after the development of thermodynamics. Thermodynamics provides the basis for understanding how heat and work are related and with the general rules that the macroscopic properties of systems…

A investigation was conducted to evaluate six 'green' office buildings acoustically to learn design lessons. It involved a meeting with designers, performing an occupant satisfaction survey, analyzing the acoustical responses, walking through the building, and planning acoustical measurements. The results…

The profession of social work has a long history of work with "clients" with disabilities, but unfortunately, this history often has not included strong advocacy for their rights and creating a place as colleagues within Schools of Social Work (Dunn,…

The development of human capital is crucial and necessary since it drives the nation to the envisioned vision and mission. Without a quality human capital, a nation will be weak due to want of human factor that is capable of…

Education during ancient India was not merely imparting knowledge, teachings of skills and values but it was a mission for man-making. As the old value tradition and spiritualism are slowly vanishing, the modern scientific and technological advancement has brought revolutionary…

This research focuses on parental involvement in their children’s education in a Mexican rural community. Drawing on Bourdieu’s theory of social and cultural reproduction, the key concepts under investigation were field, habitus, social, cultural and symbolic capital. From an ethnographic…

The focus of this study is the conditions in which conversations between school and home take place, and the discussion highlights questions such as the following: Are the participants sincere? Do the participants express the truth about the pupils’ school…