LEADERSHIP PRACTICES TO FOSTER PARENTAL ROLE IN CHILDREN’S EDUCATION

Abstract

The school- family relationship fosters student engagement and learning. The purpose of this literature review is to identify factors in school leadership that might influence and improve family-school collaboration. We did a systematic literature review that allows us to identify patterns and different ways that have proven effective for school leaders to gain influence in parents’ engagement with their children. We found a repertoire of activities and leadership functions that could be applied. Also found, different research levels and approaches between Hispano-American and Anglo-Saxon Samples. We concluded that it is necessary to expand and go further into family- related variables in Hispano-American, focusing on the relationship between the school and family, rather than activities where the family gets involved.