Research indicates that three categories or types of parental involvement exist: (1)
home-based involvement, (2) school-based involvement, and (3) academic socialization
(Hill & Tyson, 2009, p. 742). When parents and policy makers discuss “parental
involvement” many times they are referring to types one and two above. Home-based
involvement involves things like helping with homework and taking children to
educational settings such as museums and libraries, while school-based involvement
refers to parental involvement in school events like PTA meetings and school openhouses.