Parent Peer Trainer Program

 Ulster BOCES

Phone

(914) 647-1343

80 North Main Street

Fax

(914) 647-1299

Ellenville, NY 12428

 

  

Program Description

 Focus Area

Age Group

Home/School Relations

Elementary School

Parents of School-age

Partnerships

  

Children

Research Description

 Outcomes
  • increased parent involvement in child’s school
  • increased parent involvement in community agencies
  • improved childrens’ school grades

The following outcomes were not statistically significant:
  • decreased children’s absences

 

Research Category

2

Validated Program Research

Design

Other

Pre-posttest analysis on experimental group only

Multiple Studies

N/A

Yearly Evaluations

Sample Size

>50

Experimental Group=54 families; 90 students

Valid/ Reliable Instrument

Yes

School records; casenotes; workshop evaluations; case study notes from school guidance counselors, teachers, social workers, and administrators

Results

Yes

Statistically significant. The effect size was not stated in the research reviewed.

Published

N/A

The research reviewed did not indicate that studies were published.

Follow-up Data

N/A

The research reviewed did not indicate that a follow-up study was conducted.

Award

N/A

There were no awards to the program.