Bell Lecture Series

It is well-established that children's well-being is largely determined by high-quality parenting (Asmussen, 2009, p.2). Research shows that a form of parental involvement.. has a major impact on school outcomes even after all other forces (e.g. the effect of poor attainment or of social class) have been factored out.. the effect is shown to be indirect and to operate in the main through the promotion of attitudes, values and aspirations which are pro-learning (Desforges with Abouchaar (2003, p.10). Feinstein, (2003, 2004) demonstrated that parental involvement can be particularly significant in breaking the cycle of disadvantage and children's underachievement.

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