Handbook of school-family partnerships / edited by Sandra L. Christenson, Amy L. Reschly.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Christenson, Sandra, 1946-

Reschly, Amy L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Home and school--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Home and school.

Education--Parent participation--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Education.

Community and school--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Community and school.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (544 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Family-school partnerships are increasingly touted as a means of improving both student and school improvement. This recognition has led to an increase in policies and initiatives that offer the following benefits: improved communication between parents and educators; home and school goals that are mutually supportive and shared; better understanding of the complexities impinging on children's development; and pooling of family and school resources to find and implement solutions to shared goals. This is the first comprehensive review of what is known about the effects of home-school partne

Contents:

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; FIGURES AND TABLES; PREFACE; I The Backdrop: Theoretical and Empirical Bases of Partnerships; 1 APPLICATION OF A DEVELOPMENTAL/ECOLOGICAL MODEL TO FAMILY-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS; 2 MOTIVATION AND COMMITMENT TO FAMILY-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS; 3 ELEMENTS OF HEALTHY FAMILY-SCHOOL RELATIONSHIPS; 4 DIVERSITY IN FAMILIES: Parental Socialization and Children's Development and Learning; 5 CULTURALLY-BASED WORLDVIEWS, FAMILY PROCESSES, AND FAMILYA-SCHOOL INTERACTIONS; II Partnerships Across Development; 6 THE HOME LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT DURING CHILDHOOD

7 PARENT INVOLVEMENT IN EARLY EDUCATION8 PARTNERING TO FOSTER ACHIEVEMENT IN READING AND MATHEMATICS; 9 A SCHOOL-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP: Addressing Multiple Risk Factors to Improve School Readiness and Prevent Conduct Problems in Young Children; 10 FAMILY-CENTERED, SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH STRATEGIES TO REDUCE STUDENT BEHAVIORAL, EMOTIONAL, AND ACADEMIC RISK; 11 SCHOOL-FAMILY PARTNERSHIPS TO PROMOTE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING; 12 SCHOOL CONNECTEDNESS AND ADOLESCENT WELLA-BEING; 13 FAMILY-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS AND COMMUNICATION INTERVENTIONS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES

14 CREATING SCHOOL-FAMILY PARTNERSHIPS IN ADOLESCENCE: Challenges and OpportunitiesIII Driving the Research Agenda to Inform Policy and Practice; 15 DEBUNKING THE MYTH OF THE HARD-TO-REACH PARENT; 16 FAMILY-CENTERED HELPGIVING PRACTICES, PARENT-PROFESSIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, AND PARENT, FAMILY, AND CHILD OUTCOMES; 17 MAPPING FAMILY SCHOOL RELATIONS IN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL REFORM MODELS AND CHARTER SCHOOL DESIGNS: A Call for a New Research Agenda; 18 FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN FAMILY SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS; 19 METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES IN FAMILY SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP RESEARCH

20 FROM PERIPHERY TO CENTER: A New Vision and Strategy for Family, School, and Community Partnerships21 MOVING FORWARD IN SCHOOL FAMILY PARTNERSHIPS IN PROMOTING STUDENT COMPETENCE: From Potential to Full Impact; EPILOGUE; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-135-89258-X

1-135-89259-8

1-282-31569-2

1-78034-748-0

9786612315695

0-203-87604-0

9780203876046

OCLC:

466904216