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This survey questionnaire includes all scales administered to teachers who participated in the Teachers Involving Parents (TIP) inservice program, as reported Hoover-Dempsey, Walker, Jones Reed (2002). Scales included in the survey are the following (all references are included at the bottom of this page): Teacher Beliefs About Parental Involvement: reported in Hoover-Dempsey et al. (2002); adapted from Epstein, Salinas Horsey, 1994). Alpha reliability as reported in Hoover-Dempsey et al. (2002) = .65 (pre-test), .75 (post-test). Teacher Self-Efficacy for Teaching: reported in Hoover-Dempsey et al. (2002); also reported previously in Hoover-Dempsey, Bassler, Brissie (1987; alpha = .83), Brissie, Hoover-Dempsey, Bassler (1988; alpha = .76), Hoover-Dempsey, Bassler, Brissie (1992; alpha = .83). Alpha reliability as reported in Hoover-Dempsey et al. (2002) = .81 (pre-test), .86 (post-test). Teacher Beliefs about Parent Efficacy for Helping Children Succeed in School: reported in Hoover-Dempsey et al. (2002); also reported previously in Hoover-Dempsey, Bassler, Brissie (1992; alpha = .79). Alpha reliability as reported in Hoover-Dempsey et al. (2002) = .80 (pre-test), .69 (post-test). Teacher Beliefs about the Importance of Specific Parent Involvement Strategies: reported in Hoover-Dempsey et al. (2002). Items 1-10 are based on Epstein, Salinas Horsey (1994); items 11-14 are based on Epstein (1986); item 15 is from Stipek (personal communication, 1998); item 16 was taken from evaluation of a local early intervention program (see Hoover-Dempsey, et al., 2002). Alpha reliability as reported in Hoover-Dempsey et al. (2002) = .90 (pre-test), .94 (post-test). Teacher Reports of Parents’ Involvement: reported in Hoover-Dempsey et al. (2002). Items were drawn from the Teacher Beliefs About Parental Involvement scale and the Teacher Beliefs about the Importance of Specific Parent Involvement Strategies scale (summarized above, described below). The items included i