The six types of community involvement directly linked to the school's academic mission statement aimed at increasing students' academic achievement and school success is known as which theory?

• A. Einstein's Theory
• B. Service-Learning
• C. Epstein's Theory
• D. Community Asset Mapping

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is the school–family–community partnerships framework that links how families and community resources are involved with the school to student achievement. Epstein’s theory identifies six types of involvement: parenting, communicating, volunteering, learning at home, decision making, and collaborating with the community. The model argues that when schools actively foster these six areas in alignment with the school's academic mission, student learning and school success improve. Other options don’t fit this description: Einstein’s Theory isn’t a recognized framework for school engagement; service-learning is a teaching approach that connects service with learning but doesn’t outline the six participation types; and Community Asset Mapping is a planning tool for identifying local resources, not a theory about school-family-community involvement and academic outcomes.