Creating Partnerships with Parents : An Educator's Guide

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lueder, Donald.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community and school--United States.

Education--Parent participation--United States.

Home and school--United States.

School improvement programs--United States.

Home and school--Parent participation--United States.

Home and school.

Education--United States.

Education.

Community and school.

School improvement programs.

Local Subjects:

Community and school--United States.

Education--Parent participation--United States.

Home and school--United States.

School improvement programs--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham : R&L Education, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Are you wondering how to nurture a better relationship with the parents of your students? This book provides teachers with comprehensive methods to bridge the gap between school and home in order to enhance the development of their students.

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Prologue; Chapter 1: Introduction: The Case of the Missing Families; The Dilemma; The Traditional Parent Involvement Approach; Summary; Chapter 2: Fully Involved Families: The Goal; Parent Involvement: What Is It ?; An Exercise; A Brief Review of the Literature.; Parent Partner Roles; The Progressive Nature of the Parent Partner Roles; Summary; Chapter 3: Family/School/Community Partnerships: A Solution; What Is a Family/School/Community Partnership ?; Building on Family Strengths; Prevention Rather Than the Cure

The Politics of PartnershipsThe Benefits of a Family/School/Community Partnership.; Summary; Chapter 4: Barriers: Gaps to Overcome; Family-Based Barriers.; Normative Barriers (Family-, School-, and Community-Based); Summary; Chapter 5: The Self-Renewing Partnership Model: Energy-Out and Energy-In; The Rationale for Reaching Out; A Shift in Paradigms.; The Evolution of the Energy-Out Dimension.; The Progressive Nature of the School/Community Collaboration Strategies.; The ""Self-Renewing"" Phenomenon.; Summary; Chapter 6: Connecting: Bridging the Gaps; Connecting Best Practices

Communicating: Building on the Connecting StrategyChapter 7: Communicating: Establishing a Flow; Communicating Best Practices.; Coordinating: Building on the Connecting and Communicating Strategies; Chapter 8: Coordinating: Getting It Together; Coordinating Services and Resources.; Coordinating Family and Community Support.; School-Business Partnerships; Guidelines for Designing and Implementing Volunteer Programs; Coaching: Building on the Other School/Community Collaboration Strategies.; Chapter 9: Coaching: Building a Team; Coaching and Enhancing.; Coaching from a Collaborative Foundation

The Coaching Home VisitCoaching Best Practices.; Logistical Best Practices; Enhancing the Parent Partner Roles; A Summary of Workshop and Class Topics; Summary; Chapter 10: The Strategic Partnership Planning System: Readying the Troops; The Strategic Partnership Planning System (SPPS); Pre-Intervention Planning: Building the Foundation; Step 1. Understanding the Nature and Functions of Family/School/Community Partnerships and the Self-Renewing Partnership Model; Step 2. Identifying Shared Belief s about Parental Involvement and Partnerships with Families

Step 3. Assessing Levels of Parent Involvement in the Home and at SchoolStep 4. Developing a Collective Vision; Step 5. Developing a Shared Mission Statement; Step 6. Identifying the Family Population or Populations to Be Targeted; Step 7. Identifying the Barriers to Overcome; Step 8. Determining the Partnership Program Goals; Step 9. Determining the School/Community Collaboration Strategies to Be Emphasized; Step 10. Determining Objectives; Step 11. Selecting and Implementing Best Practices; Step 12. Evaluating the Effects of Strategies and Best Practices.

Step 13. Redefining Goals and Objectives.

Notes:

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ISBN:

979-82-16-34965-5

0-8108-3926-1

1-4616-4848-3

OCLC:

854521166