Parent Involvement

INTRODUCTION

     The purpose of this guide is to provide information on resources that support families and build confidence in their knowledge, interest, and skills. Parent Involvement means that families take an active role in their child’s education and development, helping to make decisions about their program in partnership with other parents, staff and program coordinators. The contribution of family experience, perspective and participation is of tremendous value to Head Start Programs.

     Included in this guide are selected recent journal articles, book titles, video titles, and lists of associations and organizations that specialize in Parent Involvement. A separate guide, Parent Resources: An Internet Pathfinder, identifies Internet sites on Parent Involvement.

     This Resource Guide was not intended to be a comprehensive directory. Sources used in compiling the information included education, psychology and association databases. Due to the tremendous volume of information available on Parent Involvement, most citations in the Books and Videos sections are restricted to 1999 to 2003, while all those in the Bibliobriefs section are restricted to 1999 to 2003.

     Any questions or comments regarding this Resource Guide should be addressed to: Nanette Lofaro, Head Start Information and Publication Center, 202-737-1030, nanettel@hsipc.org