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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 314 152 PS 018 319 AUTHOR Dauber, Susan L.; Epstein, Joyce L. TITLE Parent Attitudes and Practices of Parent Involvement in Inner-City Elementary and Middle Schools. Report No. 33. INSTITUTION Center for Research on Elementary and Middle Schools, Baltimore, MD. SPONS AGENCY Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. PUB DATE Mar 89 GRANT OERI-G-90006 NOTE 29p. PUB TYPE Reports - Research/Technical (143) EDRS PRICE MF01/PCO2 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Educational Practices; Elementary Education; *Elementary Schools; *Inner City; *Middle Schools; *Parent Attitudes; *Parent Participation; School Role; *Urban Education IDENTIFIERS *Maryland (Baltimore) ABSTRACT This study used data drawn from about 2,300 parents of children in eight Chapter 1, inner-city Baltimore (Maryland) elementary and middle schools to examine the extent of parent involvement at home and at school. Also examined was the extent to which the schools used practices designed to involve parents. Survey questionnaires included over 75 items on: (1) parent attitudes toward their childrens school; (2) school subjects parents wanted to know more about; (3) the frequency of various forms of parent involvement in childrens education; (4) the degree to which school programs and teacher practices informed and involved parents in childrens education; (5) what workshop topics parents would select; (6) times of day parents preferred for school meetings or conferences; (7) amount of time children spent on homework; (8) whether parents helped with homework; and (9) background information about parents education,