Building School-Community Partnerships : Collaboration for Student Success

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sanders, Mavis G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Academic achievement--United States.

Community and school--United States.

Community and school.

Academic achievement.

Local Subjects:

Academic achievement--United States.

Community and school--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How can we partner with our communities to improve school programs increase students' success? Community involvement is a powerful tool in generating resources essential for educational excellence. This sharp, insightful book is an excellent resource for educators seeking to establish school-community partnerships to achieve goals for their schools, students, and communities. Work successfully with community partners to improve school programs, strengthen families, and expand students' learning experiences by collaborating with community partners such as: Businesses and corporations Universities and higher learning institutions National and local volunteer organizations Social service agencies and health partners Faith-based organizations.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Chapter 1 - Community Involvement: Why and What?

Chapter 2 - A Closer Look at Common Community Partnerships

Chapter 3 - Components of Successful Community Partnerships

Chapter 4 - Building Capacity for Successful Community Partnerships: A Vignette

Chapter 5 - Bringing the Community In: An Elementary School Story

Chapter 6 - Creating Closer Community Ties: A High School Study

Chapter 7 - Promising Practices for Community Partnerships

Chapter 8 - Preparing Educational Leaders for Community Partnerships: A Workshop Agenda

Chapter 9 - Concluding Thoughts

Resource A: Sample Activities

Resource B: Sample Letters

Endnotes

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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ISBN:

9781452209920

1452209928

OCLC:

922904409