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Engaging parents in education : lessons from five parental information and resource centers / prepared by WestEd for U.S. Department of Education, Office of Innovation and Improvement.

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Format:
Book
Government document
Contributor:
WestEd (Organization)
United States. Department of Education. Office of Innovation and Improvement
Series:
Innovations in education
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Education--Parent participation--United States--Case studies.
Education.
Education--Parent participation.
United States.
Genre:
Case studies.
Case studies
Physical Description:
1 online resource (ix, 65 pages)
Place of Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Innovation and Improvement, 2007.
System Details:
text file
Summary:
Addresses the importance of parental information and resource centers in engaging parents as partners in the implementation and sucess of the No Child Left Behind Act.
Contents:
Foreword
Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
NCLB and Parent Involvement
Parental Information and Resource Centers
Methodology
Part I: The PIRCs' Role in Building Understanding of NCLB and Other Education-related Issues
Understanding the Audience
Making Education-related Information Available and Understandable
Getting in Touch With Parents Statewide
Connecting With Hard-to-Reach Parents
Promoting Cross-stakeholder Communication
Moving From Information to Action
Part II: The PIRCs' Role in Preparing and Supporting Parents and Educators to Take Action for Student Learning
Accessing Local Needs Related to Parent Involvement
Training Parent Liaisons
Training Parents for Leadership
Training Parents and Educators to Function in Teams
Conclusion
Appendix A: Research Methodology
Appendix B: Resources
Notes.
Notes:
Title from title screen (viewed on August 20, 2007).
"June 2007"--Page ii
Print version record.
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified]: HathiTrust Digital Library. 2024.
Other Format:
Print version: Engaging parents in education.
OCLC:
166144825
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