Parental involvement during the transition to high school

In this article, the authors conducted a study to discover what types of pa rent involvement are effective as students make the transition to high scho ol. This study also aimed to elaborate on the role parents play in connecti ng their children to desirable peer networks during this transition. In-hom e interviews were conducted with 26 students as well as their parents befor e and after entering high school. The successfulness of the students' trans ition was evaluated in terms of their final grades as well as the number of credits earned and their school attendance. They identified five forms of parental involvement that helped students succeed: monitoring the teen's ac ademic and social life, evaluating the information obtained about the teen, helping the teen with schoolwork creating positive peer networks for the t een, and participating directly in the school.