Community Involvement and Disadvantaged Students: A Review
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This review discusses the effects of community involvement on students who face multiple impediments to success in schools. The first part of the article conceptualizes community involvement as a typology of four processes of social change: conversion, mobilization, allocation of resources, and instruction. Illustrations of these processes are drawn from research and programmatic literature. The second part of the article considers the effects of the varied forms of involvement in a review of 13 evaluations of interventions implemented with significant input from community entities. Overall, the studies indicate that programs can have positive effects on school-related behavior and achievement as well as attitudes and risk-taking behavior. The concluding section identifies gaps in the research and offers a framework for future studies.
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Community involvement is associated with increased grades and test scores, improved school attendance, and improved student behavior.
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- Authors
- Nettles, S. M.
- Affiliations
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Nettles, Saundra Murray
- Venue
- Review of Educational Research
- Published
- 1991-09
- Volume
- 61
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 379-406
- ISSN
- 0034-6543 (ISSN-L)
- 1935-1046
- OpenAlex
- W2145666989
- Cited by
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- 60
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- FWCI
- 26.09
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Review of Educational Research (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Parental Involvement in Education
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Youth Development and Social Support
- Social Sciences › Education › Service-Learning and Community Engagement
- Keywords
- community participation, disadvantaged students, social change processes, community-based intervention, academic performance, risk-taking, student attitudes, program evaluation, resource allocation, mobilization, conversion, instruction
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