Angelika Paseka is Full Professor in Education at the University of Hamburg, Germany. She has expertise in teacher professionalism research, parental involvement and qualitative research methods.Delma Byrne is a Sociology Lecturer at Maynooth University, Ireland. Her work focuses on comparative social stratification and the sociology of education.

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• List of Contributors; Introduction; 1. Cyprus: Depicting the Landscape of School–Family Relationships and Family–School Involvement in Cyprus; 2. Germany: Parental Involvement in Germany; 3. Iceland: Home–School Cooperation in Iceland: Characteristics and Values; 4. Ireland: Parental Involvement in Ireland; 5. The Netherlands: Parental Involvement in the Netherlands; 6. Norway: Parental Involvement in Norway – Ideals and Realities; 7. Portugal: Family Involvement and Participation in Schools in Portugal: The Difficulty in Sharing Responsibilities; 8. Slovenia: Overprotective Parenthood: Parental Involvement in the Educational Trajectories of their Children in Slovenia; 9. Sweden: Parental Involvement in Sweden Exemplified through National Policy on Homework Support; 10. Switzerland: Parental Involvement and Career Decision-Making: The Case of Switzerland; 11. United Kingdom: Divided and United Kingdom: Parents in Education and the Common Issue of Inequality Across the Diversity of Four Nations; 12. United Kingdom: Parental Involvement: A Feminist Critical Review from a UK Perspective; 13. Home-Based Parental Involvement and Parental Perception of Schools: A Cross-Country Analysis; 14. Parental Involvement Across European Education Systems: A Critical Conclusion; Index

Angelika Paseka is Full Professor in Education at the University of Hamburg, Germany. She has expertise in teacher professionalism research, parental involvement and qualitative research methods.Delma Byrne is a Sociology Lecturer at Maynooth University, Ireland. Her work focuses on comparative social stratification and the sociology of education.

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• List of Contributors; Introduction; 1. Cyprus: Depicting the Landscape of School–Family Relationships and Family–School Involvement in Cyprus; 2. Germany: Parental Involvement in Germany; 3. Iceland: Home–School Cooperation in Iceland: Characteristics and Values; 4. Ireland: Parental Involvement in Ireland; 5. The Netherlands: Parental Involvement in the Netherlands; 6. Norway: Parental Involvement in Norway – Ideals and Realities; 7. Portugal: Family Involvement and Participation in Schools in Portugal: The Difficulty in Sharing Responsibilities; 8. Slovenia: Overprotective Parenthood: Parental Involvement in the Educational Trajectories of their Children in Slovenia; 9. Sweden: Parental Involvement in Sweden Exemplified through National Policy on Homework Support; 10. Switzerland: Parental Involvement and Career Decision-Making: The Case of Switzerland; 11. United Kingdom: Divided and United Kingdom: Parents in Education and the Common Issue of Inequality Across the Diversity of Four Nations; 12. United Kingdom: Parental Involvement: A Feminist Critical Review from a UK Perspective; 13. Home-Based Parental Involvement and Parental Perception of Schools: A Cross-Country Analysis; 14. Parental Involvement Across European Education Systems: A Critical Conclusion; Index

Angelika Paseka is Full Professor in Education at the University of Hamburg, Germany. She has expertise in teacher professionalism research, parental involvement and qualitative research methods.Delma Byrne is a Sociology Lecturer at Maynooth University, Ireland. Her work focuses on comparative social stratification and the sociology of education.

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• List of Contributors; Introduction; 1. Cyprus: Depicting the Landscape of School–Family Relationships and Family–School Involvement in Cyprus; 2. Germany: Parental Involvement in Germany; 3. Iceland: Home–School Cooperation in Iceland: Characteristics and Values; 4. Ireland: Parental Involvement in Ireland; 5. The Netherlands: Parental Involvement in the Netherlands; 6. Norway: Parental Involvement in Norway – Ideals and Realities; 7. Portugal: Family Involvement and Participation in Schools in Portugal: The Difficulty in Sharing Responsibilities; 8. Slovenia: Overprotective Parenthood: Parental Involvement in the Educational Trajectories of their Children in Slovenia; 9. Sweden: Parental Involvement in Sweden Exemplified through National Policy on Homework Support; 10. Switzerland: Parental Involvement and Career Decision-Making: The Case of Switzerland; 11. United Kingdom: Divided and United Kingdom: Parents in Education and the Common Issue of Inequality Across the Diversity of Four Nations; 12. United Kingdom: Parental Involvement: A Feminist Critical Review from a UK Perspective; 13. Home-Based Parental Involvement and Parental Perception of Schools: A Cross-Country Analysis; 14. Parental Involvement Across European Education Systems: A Critical Conclusion; Index