Preparing educators to communicate and connect with families and communities

This unique and visionary text is a compilation of fascinating case studies by New York State teachers, parents and professors. These down-to-earth case studies highlight effective specific approaches to provide bridges between home and school and a look to the future for preparing teachers to commu...

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Other Authors Schmidt, Patricia Ruggiano, 1944- (Editor), Edwards, Patricia A. (writer of foreword.)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Pub., [2005]
SeriesLanguage, literacy, and learning.
Subjects
Parent-teacher relationships > New York (State) > Case studies.
Home and school > New York (State) > Case studies.
Community and school > New York (State) > Case studies.
Communication in education > New York (State) > Case studies.
elektronické knihy
Case studies.
Education > Parent Participation.
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781918116748
DOI10.1108/978-1-60752-471-7
Physical Description1 online resource (156 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Home-to-school communication / Grace Ibanez Friedman
  • Ascertaining and influencing pre-service teacher disposition(s) to family engagement / Tracy Knight Lackey
  • Ways in which teachers may incorporate the cultural and social contributions of family into schools / Ellen Chernoff
  • Activities to empower parents as collaborators in their children's education / Amanda Fenlon
  • Positive leadership for family engagement / Peter L. Kozik
  • Afterword: culturally relevant or culturally responsive pedagogy / Patricia Ruggiano Schmidt.

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