Parent Teacher Education Connection: Preparing Preservice Teachers for Family Engagement |
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| Authors: | Amber L Brown Mary Harris Arminta Jacobson Judy Trotti |
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| Institution: | 1. Curriculum and Instruction, University of Texas Arlington;2. Curriculum and Instruction, University of North Texas;3. Curriculum and Instruction, University of Mary-Hardin Baylor |
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| Abstract: | This article describes the Parent Teacher Education Curriculum, a Web-based curriculum focused on instructing teachers about best practices in family involvement and assesses its impact on the knowledge and attitudes of preservice teachers related to family involvement. Pre- and post-measures of preservice teacher candidate knowledge of and attitude toward parent involvement were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and paired-samples t-tests. Findings revealed a significant multivariate main effect for the time of knowledge assessment administration (pre vs. post): Wilks' λ = .613, F(6, 449) = 47.308, p < .001, partial eta squared = .387. This suggested that overall Knowledge increased significantly from pre- to post-administration. In addition, multivariate analysis for the time of attitude assessment administration (pre vs. post) was Wilks' λ = .982, F(3, 1548) = 9.65, p <. 001, partial eta squared = .018. This suggested that overall Attitude increased significantly from pre- to post-administration. |
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