Educational Partnerships : Connecting Schools, Families, and the Community
by Amy Cox-PetersenFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-04-06
Publisher(s): SAGE Publications, Inc
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Summary
This comprehensive text helps prepare pre-service and in-service teachers to build and sustain family, school, and community partnerships that are vital to student success. Focusing on grades preK'8, and with a particular emphasis on diverse families and learners, this book helps teachers to overcome barriers, create action plans, and sustain partnerships over time.
Table of Contents
| Preface | |
| The Basics of Educational Partnerships | |
| The Importance of Educational Partnerships | |
| Overview of Educational Partnerships | |
| Examples of Partnerships | |
| The Value of Partnerships | |
| Communities of Practice | |
| Equitable Teaching and Learning | |
| Types of Educational Partnerships | |
| Collaborative Descriptions | |
| Home, School, and Community Influences | |
| Partnership Types, Examples, and Characteristics | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Case Studies | |
| Reflecting on the Cases | |
| Activites for Further Development | |
| Additional Reading and Information | |
| History of Educational Partnerships | |
| Goals of Education | |
| Types of Schools | |
| Students and Families as Part of a System | |
| Social and Cultural Capital | |
| History and Policy Related to Educational Partnerships | |
| Educational Policy -Whose Policy? Who's Excluded? | |
| Overview of Educational Learning Theories | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Case Studies | |
| Reflecting on the Cases | |
| Activites for Further Development | |
| Additional Reading and Information | |
| Meeting the Needs of All Children in the 21st Century | |
| The Implementation of No Child Left Behind | |
| Children With Special Needs | |
| Children's Well-Being | |
| Nutrition and Children's Well-Being | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Case Studies | |
| Reflecting on the Cases | |
| Activities for Further Development | |
| Additional Reading and Information | |
| The Makeup of Families Today: Culturally Relevant Strategies to Enhance Partnerships | |
| Families in the 21st Century | |
| Family Participation Initiatives | |
| A Culturally Responsive Partnership Between Home and School | |
| Tips for Families and Teachers During: Parent-Teacher Conferences | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Case Studies | |
| Reflecting on the Cases | |
| Activites for Further Development | |
| Additional Reading and Information | |
| Building Effective Partnerships | |
| Building Family-School Partnerships | |
| Effective Partnerships With Families | |
| Elements of Family-School Partnerships | |
| Six Types of Family Involvement | |
| Family Involvement in the 21st Century | |
| Tips for Families and Teachers | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Case Studies | |
| Reflecting on the Cases | |
| Activites for Further Development | |
| Additional Reading and Information | |
| Schools and Community: Working Together and Respecting Diversity | |
| Expanding Educational Partnerships | |
| School, Community, and Business Partnerships | |
| Community Partnerships | |
| Students Taking Action as Community Members | |
| Tips for Building School-Community Partnerships | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Case Studies | |
| Reflecting on the Cases | |
| Activites for Further Development | |
| Additional Reading and Information | |
| Partnering With Community Organizations and Resources | |
| Partnerships Beyond the Four Walls of the Classroom | |
| University-School Partnerships | |
| Partnerships With Museums and Cultural Institutions | |
| National/Local Parks and Outdoor Education | |
| Tips for Organizing and Participating in Field Trips | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Case Studies | |
| Reflecting on the Cases | |
| Activites for Further Development | |
| Additional Reading and Information | |
| Barriers to Partnerships | |
| Culturally Relevant Teaching and Learning | |
| Barriers and Challenges That Partnerships Face | |
| Strategies to Address Barriers | |
| Taking Action | |
| Tips to Help Overcome Barriers and Promote Diversity | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Case Studies | |
| Reflecting on the Cases | |
| Activities for Further Development | |
| Additional Reading and Information | |
| Planning for and Sustaining Successful Partnerships | |
| Seeking and Sustaining Successful Partnerships | |
| Partnership Examples | |
| Seeking and Organizing Partnerships | |
| Writing Grants That Support Teaching and Learning | |
| Seeking Grants to Support and Acknowledge Teachers | |
| Communicating With Families About Resources | |
| Interagency Collaboration | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Case Studies | |
| Reflecting on the Cases | |
| Activities for Further Development | |
| Additional Reading and Information | |
| Planning for Partnerships | |
| Creating an Action Plan | |
| Stages of the Planning Process | |
| Implementing Your Action Plan | |
| Chapter Summary | |
| Case Studies | |
| Reflecting on the Cases | |
| Activites for Further Development | |
| Additional Reading and Information | |
| Implementing and Sustaining Successful Partnerships | |
| Characteristics of Successful Partnerships Revisited | |
| Parents, News, and Misconceptions | |
| Professional Education Partnerships | |
| Teachers as Reflective Practitioners | |
| Implementing and Sustaining Educational Partnerships | |
| Long-Running Partnership Examples | |
| Local Libraries and Activities | |
| Implementing and Sustaining Partnerships With Families | |
| Tips for Implementing and Sustaining Partnerships | |
| Final Comments | |
| Activites for Further Development | |
| Additional Reading and Information | |
| Glossary | |
| References | |
| About the Author | |
| Index | |
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