Share Paper: Parent Involvement And Student/Parent Satisfaction In Cyber Schools

  1. Dennis Beck, University of Arkansas, United States
  2. Robert Maranto, University of Arkansas, United States
  3. Wen-Juo Lo, University of Arkansas, United States
Tuesday, March 26 10:15-10:45 AM Salon 825

Abstract: There is evidence that in traditional public schools the school satisfaction of students and parents varies by parent involvement. Prior studies suggest that multiple factors influence parental involvement, including race, socioeconomic status, parents’ educational status, and student gender and age. Although prior research has studied parental involvement and its impact on student achievement in a cyber environment, no prior research has studied its impact on student and parent school satisfaction. Here we investigate parental involvement and school satisfaction in a cyber charter school, using a student (n=269; 53.7% response rate) and parent (n=232; 48.7% response rate) survey. Results show that ...