| Communication issues at Large Suburban High School have been raised by state surveys and accreditation documents.;If effective communication is essential for student achievement and growth and if challenges and opportunities exist, then both the challenges and the opportunities must be examined. Using the theoretical framework of Epstein's six types of parental involvement (Epstein, 1995), theories of overlapping spheres (Epstein, 2008) and Media Richness theory, (Lendel and Daft, 1989) the exploratory case investigated communication at this school by interviewing district and school administrators, conducting two focus groups with parents and teachers examining documents with the goal of answering the central question ; "What is the process by which key stakeholders at LSHS, including administrators, teachers, and parents engage in communication?" Communication included oral, electronic and written correspondence between the school administrators, educators, and parents.;Keywords: Communication, parental involvement, high school. |
