Promising Practices to Support Family Involvement in Schools
Will be published approx. on 26. April 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
198 pages
978-1-61735-023-8 (ISBN)
Description
Promising Practices to Support Family Involvement in Schools is a must-have volume for every contemporary educator. This monograph provides a broad array of exciting research-supported practices to reform schools for the benefit of students, teachers, administrators, families and their communities. These practices will lead to higher student academic and school satisfaction outcomes. Experts in the field prepared this highly readable volume for teachers, school administrators, educational researchers, policymakers, and university faculty. The authors share their decades of educational research, wise insights and practical experiences with hopes to better life for individual families, educators, and society. This book belongs on every educator's desk!
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Charlotte
United States
Publishing group
Emerald Publishing Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
310 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61735-023-8 (9781617350238)
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Additional editions
Diana Hiatt-Michael
Promising Practices to Support Family Involvement in Schools
E-Book
06/2010
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Content
Foreword.
Chapter 1. Family Involvement Policy, Research and Practice; Diana B. Hiatt-Michael and Catherine M. Hands.
Chapter 2. Theoretical Perspectives on Family Involvement; Holly Kreider and Steven B. Sheldon.
Chapter 3. Communication Practices that Bridge Home with School; Diana B. Hiatt-Michael.
Chapter 4. Parental Involvement at Home; Lee Shumow.
Chapter 5. Parent Engagement at School; Kathy L. Church and Cynthia A. Dollins.
Chapter 6. Parent Engagement in School Decision-Making and Governance; Catherine M. Hands.
Chapter 7. Educating Teachers and School Leaders for School-Family Partnerships; Benjamin H. Dotger and Jo Bennett.
Chapter 8. Evaluating Parent Programs; Sam Redding and Julia B. Keleher.
Chapter 9. Family Involvement in Federal Education Programs: The Bush Years; Oliver C. Moles, Jr.
Chapter 1. Family Involvement Policy, Research and Practice; Diana B. Hiatt-Michael and Catherine M. Hands.
Chapter 2. Theoretical Perspectives on Family Involvement; Holly Kreider and Steven B. Sheldon.
Chapter 3. Communication Practices that Bridge Home with School; Diana B. Hiatt-Michael.
Chapter 4. Parental Involvement at Home; Lee Shumow.
Chapter 5. Parent Engagement at School; Kathy L. Church and Cynthia A. Dollins.
Chapter 6. Parent Engagement in School Decision-Making and Governance; Catherine M. Hands.
Chapter 7. Educating Teachers and School Leaders for School-Family Partnerships; Benjamin H. Dotger and Jo Bennett.
Chapter 8. Evaluating Parent Programs; Sam Redding and Julia B. Keleher.
Chapter 9. Family Involvement in Federal Education Programs: The Bush Years; Oliver C. Moles, Jr.