Abstract:
Kelley, W. The impact of parental engagement on academically high-performing high
school students: Performance through partnership. Doctor of Education (Executive
Educational Leadership), May, 2022, Houston Baptist University, Houston, Texas.
This qualitative study examined the impact of parental engagement on academically
high-performing high school students and the perceptions administrators and parents have
on the school-parent partnership. Participants were parents and administrators of students
in four large urban, Title I high schools within a large independent school district in
Southeast, Texas. The researcher used the Dual Capacity-Building Framework for
Family-School Partnerships (Mapp, 2013), as a supportive structure for the research. The
framework served as a model for building partnerships between family engagement and
schools. The design of the study allowed administrators and parents to respond to
questions that focused on the collaborative needs of parents and administrators that
promote student success. In doing so, the researcher gained knowledge of best practices
necessary from parental and administrator perspectives that enhance school culture and
student success.
