Attitudes of Junior High and Elementary Principals Toward Parent Involvement in Schools in Taiwan

Utilizing the method of surveying, 627 Junior High and Elementary principals in the Province of Taiwan (N=3,018) were sampled by the method of stratified random sampling. They were asked to provide their opinions about parent involvement.

Data of 383 useful questionnaires, which made up 61.08% of the sample, were used to analyze the attitudes of the principals. Based on the findings of data analyses, this study found out that in general, Junior High and Elementary principals tended to support parent involvement. However, in terms of different types of parent involvement, principals\' attitudes were variable.