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Parents as Partners in Education: Families and Schools Working Together, 5/e

Eugenia Hepworth Berger, Metropolitan State College of Denver (Emeritus)

Published July, 1999 by Prentice Hall Career & Technology

Copyright 2000, 563 pp.
Paper
ISBN 0-13-099654-8


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Summary

For courses in Parents in Early Childhood. This popular comprehensive book offers a unique blend of practical information and strategies that enhance school-parent collaboration for children ages 0-8 to involve parents in their children's education. The book is the best in the field because it goes beyond other texts to cover: 1) past and current research, 2) special concerns and challenges of working with minority and culturally-diverse families, 3) school and home-based programs, 4) parent conferences, 5) involving parents of children with disabilities, 6) child abuse, 7) advocacy, 8) and the rights and responsibilities balance. The comprehensive and practical information provided in this book make it a valuable reference for students after they are working in the field.

Features


NEW—Increases coverage of diverse families and how teachers can relate and work with these families.

  • Students will realize the strengths of diversity
NEW—Includes new IDEA information on special education—To help students when they have children with disabilities in their classrooms.
  • Updates students in their special education knowledge.
NEW—Updates the national emphasis on home-school participation.
  • Students will realize that parent participation is essential for success.
NEW—Moves beyond the typical discussion of parent involvement—To include past history, current research, and a look at diverse families by focusing on collaboration.
  • Students can forecast the future by understanding the past.
Addresses recent developments such as recent research on child and brain development, family resource centers, and the focus on involving parents from the beginning of the educational process.
  • Students will have the information to share with parents.
Includes hands-on activities, case studies, vignettes, illustrations, and chapter objectives.
  • These activities will bring the involvement of parents to life!
Contains examples of successful school programs—Enables students and professors to compare different approaches.
  • Students will know a variety of methods and programs to help them work with parents.
Provides numerous practical methods.
  • Encourages parent participation and the “how to” involve parents.


Table of Contents
    1. Family Involvement—Essential for a Child's Development.
    2. Historical Overview of Family Life and Parent Involvement.
    3. The Family and Community.
    4. Effective Home-School-Community Relationships.
    5. Communication and Parent Programs.
    6. Collaborative Leadership—Working with Parents.
    7. School-Based Programs.
    8. Home-Based Programs.
    9. Working with Parents of the Child with Disabilities.
    10. The Abused Child.
    11. Rights, Responsibilities, and Advocacy.

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