For MASSPTA

Family Involvement in Middle and High School
Our newest brief, Family Involvement in Middle and High School Students' Education, synthesizes research studies that link family involvement in middle and high school to youth's academic and social outcomes. The brief profiles evaluated programs to show what works to promote family involvement and student achievement during this critical developmental period and highlights how you can use this research to promote effective policies and practices.
http://www.gse.harvard.edu /hfrp/projects/fine/resources /research/adolescent.html

Family Involvement in Elementary School
Family Involvement in Elementary School Children's Education reviews research on why and how family involvement matters for elementary school children's learning and socio-emotional development.
http://www.gse.harvard.edu /hfrp/projects/fine/resources /research/elementary.html

Family Involvement in Early Childhood Education
You can also read the first brief in the series, which looks at family involvement research and its implications for early childhood education.
http://www.gse.harvard.edu /hfrp/projects/fine/resources /research/earlychildhood.html

FINE (Family Involvement Network of Educators)
Harvard Family Research Project
Harvard Graduate School of Education
3 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
617-495-9108   fine@gse.harvard.edu
http://www.finenetwork.org