Arab Educational Information Network

Parent involvement in young children’s education has many aspects. Parents are considered to be the most important primary role models in their young children’s immediate surroundings. Assuring their children’s academic achievement and success in school is one of the most important aspirations of every parent in many cultures. This understanding requires analysis of the full process of parent involvement in order to obtain a better picture of it and provide a solid basis for academic discussion in this regard. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to provide an overview of parent involvement in young children’s education. Specifically, this study sought to explore: 1) historical background of parent involvement in the United States and Turkey, 2) major development theories in relation with parent involvement, and 3) main contemporary parent involvement models. (Published abstract)