Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Constantino, Steven M.
Author's Email Address	sconstan@vt.edu, s.constantino@verizon.net
URN	etd-04232002-111244
Title	High School Student Perspectives on the Interaction Between Family Involvement and Peer Relationships on Their Own School Engagement Practices
Degree	Doctor of Education
Department	Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Parson, Stephen R. Committee Chair Crockett, Jean B. Committee Member Krill, Cecelia W. Committee Member Mapp, Karen Committee Member Wiita, Teresa C. Committee Member
Keywords	Peer Relationships Parent Involvement Student Engagement
Date of Defense	2002-04-12
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract A review of research concludes that a high proportion of high school students are disengaged from their learning and that the adolescent peer culture demeans academic success. Parents are just as disengaged from school as their children. The overall guiding question for this study was: How do high school students vary their engagement with school when influenced by the interaction of family involvement practices and peer relationships? Subordinate questions were: (a) Do high school family involvement programs influence individual student engagement? (b) What is the ability of high school instructional and noninstructional programs to positively influence student engagement practices? and, (c) What effects do parental influences have over the relationship between individual students and their peers. The research methodology used in this study was a case study analysis of 20 high school students at a large, comprehensive high school. An analysis of in-depth interviews and a review of available documents were the preliminary methods of investigation. Results indicate that the varied engagement practices of high school students are not directly affected by overlapping influences of peers, family, and school, but that these overlapping influences are a catalyst for five forces for engagement that emerge from these intricate relationships.
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