This book is based on the empirical work of a large-scale project to
investigate the possible impacts of diversified forms of parental
involvement on children and school by first exploring through a series
of ethnographic case studies how principals, teachers and parents
perceive and act on parental involvement in the primary schools of Hong
Kong and, then, examining how the different forms and levels of parental
involvement are related to individual and institutional factors through
a series of survey studies on all these stakeholders in children's
education. Finally, the book assesses the extent to which different
forms of parental involvement affect student performance based on
student survey results and available school records.