Teaching, curriculum, and community involvement / by Diana B. Hiatt-Michael.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hiatt-Michael, Diana B., author.

Series:

Family, school, community, partnership.

Family-school-community partnership

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community and school--United States.

Community and school.

Home and school--United States.

Home and school.

Teaching--United States.

Teaching.

Curriculum planning--United States.

Curriculum planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (173 p.)

Place of Publication:

Charlotte, NC : Information Age Pub., c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This publication features Hiatt-Michael's research and practice during thirty-four years as Professor of Education at the Graduate School of Education and Psychology, Pepperdine University. The chapters represent a range of her major thoughts on teaching, curriculum and family-community involvement by the author. Her work has broadened the scope and understanding of the commonalities of teaching and curriculum across disciplines and professional work. In addition, she has expanded the concept of the site-based school to include and engage the families and community as well as the students and professional staff. Lastly, she connects research and practice of schooling across continents, noting stages of development in educational practices.The forward presents personal insights to the author's professional growth. A chronological reading of the chapters will reveal the development of a faculty member from early researcher to award-winning author of theory-to-practice material in a given field of study.

Contents:

Foreword: Personal reflections

Teaching: Where is the satisfaction?

Time allocation in the classroom: Is instruction being shortchanged?

Early childhood education: Present status and future directions

Teaching from alternative frames of reference

Cognition of space depicted in graphic representation

Curricular decision-making

Post-sputnik educational reform era: To dream the impossible dream

No limit to the possibilities: An interview with ralph tyler

Schools as learning communities: A vision for organic school reform

Families, their childrens' education, and the public school: An historical review

Reflections and directions on research related to family-community involvement in schooling

Global issues in family-school-community engagement.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9781607529729

1607529726