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Organising Parent Involvement in SA Schools

Author : Noleen Van Wyk
Publisher : Juta and Company Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9780702177453
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (774 download)

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Download or read book Organising Parent Involvement in SA Schools written by Noleen Van Wyk and published by Juta and Company Ltd. This book was released on 2008-11-17 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The more parents are involved in their children's schooling the better their children's academic achievements, the more positive their attitudes to schooling and the lower the drop-out rate. These are the outcomes shown by the latest, world-wide research. In addition, parents involved in schools are more likely to increase their interaction with their children at home, are more confident about their ability to help their children and rate teachers more positively. With greater parental involvement, teachers feel less isolated and more motivated in their teaching tasks. Yet, while South African educators and policymakers endorse active parent participation, parents are not always treated as full partners in their children's schooling. This is a useful guide to more productive relationships between parents and schools, educators and school governing bodies. It describes a comprehensive and sustainable model for parent involvement which can be adjusted to meet the needs of different school contexts. The authors deal with each type of involvement and point out strategies for their implementation.

School, Family, and Community Partnerships

Author : Joyce L. Epstein
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 1483320014
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (833 download)

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Download or read book School, Family, and Community Partnerships written by Joyce L. Epstein and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2018-07-19 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success! When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students′ education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement. Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on school, family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find: Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schools Checklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs. As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership. It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement.

Organizing Parent Groups

Author : Gary B. Wilson
Publisher : Green Dragon Books
ISBN 13 : 0893342653
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (933 download)

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Download or read book Organizing Parent Groups written by Gary B. Wilson and published by Green Dragon Books. This book was released on 1996-09 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parent involvement is a crucial aspect in any child’s education and for too long this essential part of a program has been neglected. This book is written as a practical guidebook for coordinators of parent involvement programs. Whether you are trying to start a brand new program or to revitalize an old one, the methods for success are presented in this timely work.

Engaging Families in Schools

Author : Nicola S. Morgan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317238613
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)

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Download or read book Engaging Families in Schools written by Nicola S. Morgan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-11-10 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engaging Families in Schools is a practical resource that provides strategies and ideas that will contribute to the effective engagement of families and the involvement of parents in their child’s education. Parental engagement with school staff has a significant and very positive impact on children’s learning, and strategies presented have been extensively trialled in a variety of different settings. Nicola S. Morgan shows school staff how to understand the importance of family engagement and evidence the outcomes. This book has been split into ten easily accessible units: Understanding the importance of parent engagement Using whole-school strategies to engage parents The role of the family engagement officer Engaging all parents Engaging Dads Engaging multicultural parents Difficult to engage parents Working with parents to improve student attainment Working with parents to improve behaviour and attendance Working with parents of children with additional needs This is a must-read guide for teaching and non teaching staff who wishes to bridge the gap between their student’s school and family life and understand the effects of positive family engagement.

School, Family, and Community Partnerships

Author : Joyce L Epstein
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 042996322X
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book School, Family, and Community Partnerships written by Joyce L Epstein and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Preparing Educators and Improving Schools addresses a fundamental question in education today: How will colleges and universities prepare future teachers, administrators, counselors, and other education professionals to conduct effective programs of family and community involvement that contribute to students' success in school? The work of Joyce L. Epstein has advanced theories, research, policies, and practices of family and community involvement in elementary, middle, and high schools, districts, and states nationwide. In this second edition, she shows that there are new and better ways to organize programs of family and community involvement as essential components of district leadership and school improvement. THE SECOND EDITION OFFERS EDUCATORS AND RESEARCHERS: A framework for helping rising educators to develop comprehensive, goal-linked programs of school, family, andcommunity partnerships. A clear discussion of the theory of overlapping spheres of influence, which asserts that schools, families, and communitiesshare responsibility for student success in school. A historic overview and exploration of research on the nature and effects of parent involvement. Methods for applying the theory, framework, and research on partnerships in college course assignments, classdiscussions, projects and activities, and fi eld experiences. Examples that show how research-based approaches improve policies on partnerships, district leadership, andschool programs of family and community involvement. Definitive and engaging, School, Family, and Community Partnerships can be used as a main or supplementary text in courses on foundations of education methods of teaching, educational administration, family and community relations, contemporary issues in education, sociology of education, sociology of the family, school psychology, social work, education policy, and other courses that prepare professionals to work in schools and with families and students.

Making Choices for Multicultural Education

Author : Christine E. Sleeter
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Making Choices for Multicultural Education written by Christine E. Sleeter and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1994 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This leading text examines the meaning of multicultural education from historical and conceptual perspectives. It provides a thorough analysis of the theory and practice of five major approaches to dealing with race, language, social class, gender, disability, and sexual orientation in today's classrooms.

Building Parent Engagement in Schools

Author : Larry Ferlazzo
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1586834053
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (868 download)

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Book Synopsis Building Parent Engagement in Schools by : Larry Ferlazzo

Download or read book Building Parent Engagement in Schools written by Larry Ferlazzo and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-09-23 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is a report on the positive impact of parental involvement on their child's academics and on the school at large. Building Parent Engagement in Schools is an introduction to educators, particularly in lower-income and urban schools, who want to promote increased parental engagement in both the classroom and at home—an effort required by provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. It is both an authoritative review of research that confirms the positive impact of parental involvement on student achievement and a guide for implementing proven strategies for increasing that involvement. With Building Parent Engagement in Schools, educators can start to develop a hybrid culture between home and school, so that school can serve as a cultural bridge for the students. Filled with the voices of real educators, students, and parents, the book documents a number of parent-involved efforts to improve low-income communities, gain greater resources for schools, and improve academic achievement. Coverage includes details of real initiatives in action, including programs for home visits, innovative uses of technology, joint enterprises like school/community gardens, and community organization efforts.

PISA Let's Read Them a Story! The Parent Factor in Education

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264176233
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (641 download)

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Book Synopsis PISA Let's Read Them a Story! The Parent Factor in Education by : OECD

Download or read book PISA Let's Read Them a Story! The Parent Factor in Education written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06-19 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents good news for stressed and concerned parents: it does not require a Ph.D or unlimited hours for parents to make a difference in their children's education.

Connecting School and the Multilingual Home

Author : Maria R. Coady
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 1788923286
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (889 download)

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Book Synopsis Connecting School and the Multilingual Home by : Maria R. Coady

Download or read book Connecting School and the Multilingual Home written by Maria R. Coady and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2019-04-10 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the educational gaps that multilingual students in rural communities experience. It argues that responsive, successful relationships between schools and multilingual families are a crucial aspect of all educators’ work and that no single strategy will work for all families. Rural multilingual family engagement involves building meaningful partnerships and relational trust, based on significant knowledge of families' cultures and language repertoires. Educators can reframe their work by learning from families and building on the strengths of multilingual families, which are too-often overlooked in school policies and educator practices. This is the first book to focus specifically on rural school settings. However, the conceptual framework of equity and linguistically responsive pedagogy are applicable across settings for educators who wish to support their multilingual students and families.

Contextualising Rural Education in South African Schools

Author :
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004547029
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Contextualising Rural Education in South African Schools written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-04-03 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South Africa's democratic government inherited a divided and unequal system of education. Under apartheid, South Africa had nineteen different educational departments separated by race, language, geography and ideology. This education system prepared learners in different ways for the positions they were expected to occupy in social, economic and political life under apartheid and was funded and resourced in ways that favoured white people and disadvantaged black people who remain in the working class. The newly elected democratic government in 1994 laid a foundation for a single national education system. Twenty-five years after the dawn of democracy, education is still in a parlous state in many communities in South Africa, but it is in the rural areas mainly in the former homelands that learners are most disadvantaged. Contributors are: Olufemi Timothy Adigun, Oluwatoyin Ayodele Ajani, Alan Bhekisisa Buthelezi, Joyce Phikisile Dhlamini, Bongani Thulani Gamede, Samantha Govender, Lawrence Kehinde, Nontobeko Prudence Khumalo, Primrose Ntombenhle Khumalo, Azwidohwi Philip Kutame, Manthekeleng Linake, Sive Makeleni, Nkhensani Maluleke, Bothwell Manyonga, Mncedisi Christian Maphalala, Takalani Mashau, Hlengiwe Romualda Mhlongo, Rachel Gugu Mkhasibe, Dumisani Wilfred Mncube, Nicholus Tumelo Mollo, Ramashego Shila Mphahlele, Fikile Mthethwa, Grace Matodzi Muremela, Edmore Mutekwe, Nokuthula Hierson Ndaba, Clever Ndebele, Thandiwe Nonkululeko Ngema, Phiwokuhle Ngubane, Sindile Ngubane, Dumisani Nzima, Livhuwani Peter Ramabulana, and Maria Tsakeni.

Parental Involvement in Education

Author : Bridget Williams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781841857152
Total Pages : 79 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (571 download)

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Download or read book Parental Involvement in Education written by Bridget Williams and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parent involvement in their childrens education and school life was studied in England through a telephone survey of 2,109 households. Around 1 in 3 parents (29%) felt very involved in their childs school life, and primary school parents were more likely to feel this way than secondary school parents. Mothers were more likely to say that they were very involved than were fathers. Around 72% of all parents agreed that they wanted more involvement, and a third definitely agreed. Among the barriers to involvement, parents cited the competing demands in their lives such as work commitments, demands of other children, childcare difficulties, and lack of time generally. Almost all parents were happy with the schools attitude toward them, with a large majority finding the school welcoming (94%) and willing to involve them (84%). Parents particularly value face-to-face contact with teachers, but a significant minority thought that they would be labeled trouble makers if they talked too much. Parents were generally happy with the quality of written communications coming from schools, although a significant minority (27%) thought that the general information was spoiled by jargon. Many parents were not aware of the labels given to recent educational initiatives, and 35% did not recognize the term Home School Agreement, even though all had been invited to sign one. A Technical Appendix discusses sampling methods, and the survey questionnaire is attached. (Contains 12 figures, 26 tables, and 14 references.) (SLD)

Handbook on Family and Community Engagement

Author : Sam Redding
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1617356700
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Handbook on Family and Community Engagement written by Sam Redding and published by IAP. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty-six of the best thinkers on family and community engagement were assembled to produce this Handbook, and they come to the task with varied backgrounds and lines of endeavor. Each could write volumes on the topics they address in the Handbook, and quite a few have. The authors tell us what they know in plain language, succinctly presented in short chapters with practical suggestions for states, districts, and schools. The vignettes in the Handbook give us vivid pictures of the real life of parents, teachers, and kids. In all, their portrayal is one of optimism and celebration of the goodness that encompasses the diversity of families, schools, and communities across our nation.

Parents And Teachers

Author : Carol Vincent Research Fellow in Education Policy, University of Warwick.
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135400547
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (354 download)

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Book Synopsis Parents And Teachers by : Carol Vincent Research Fellow in Education Policy, University of Warwick.

Download or read book Parents And Teachers written by Carol Vincent Research Fellow in Education Policy, University of Warwick. and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work examines the factors that shape and influence home-school relations. At its heart is an analysis of parent-teacher relationships in an inner city borough, drawn from case studies of five primary schools and a parents' centre. Interviews with parents are revealing windows into parents' views on a range of issues, including curriculum, discipline and parents' relationships with their children's teachers.; The author also considers teachers' perspectives on these matters, and explores the influence of social class, ethnicity and gender on parent-teacher interactions. While presenting these issues within a consideration of broader themes such as citizenship, community, power and participation, the book discusses the reasons why initiatives designed to improve home- school relations appear to result in such limited change.

A Match on Dry Grass

Author : Mark R. Warren
Publisher : OUP USA
ISBN 13 : 019979359X
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book A Match on Dry Grass written by Mark R. Warren and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2011-09-29 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The persistent failure of public schooling in low-income communities constitutes one of our nation's most pressing civil rights and social justice issues. Many school reformers recognize that poverty, racism, and a lack of power held by these communities undermine children's education and development, but few know what to do about it. A Match on Dry Grass argues that community organizing represents a fresh and promising approach to school reform as part of a broader agenda to build power for low-income communities and address the profound social inequalities that affect the education of children. Based on a comprehensive national study, the book presents rich and compelling case studies of prominent organizing efforts in Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles, Denver, San Jose, and the Mississippi Delta. The authors show how organizing groups build the participation and leadership of parents and students so they can become powerful actors in school improvement efforts. They also identify promising ways to overcome divisions and create the collaborations between educators and community residents required for deep and sustainable school reform. Identifying the key processes that create strong connections between schools and communities, Warren, Mapp, and their collaborators show how community organizing builds powerful relationships that lead to the transformational change necessary to advance educational equity and a robust democracy.

Organizing Schools for Improvement

Author : Anthony S. Bryk
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226078019
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Organizing Schools for Improvement written by Anthony S. Bryk and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-03-15 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1988, the Chicago public school system decentralized, granting parents and communities significant resources and authority to reform their schools in dramatic ways. To track the effects of this bold experiment, the authors of Organizing Schools for Improvement collected a wealth of data on elementary schools in Chicago. Over a seven-year period they identified one hundred elementary schools that had substantially improved—and one hundred that had not. What did the successful schools do to accelerate student learning? The authors of this illuminating book identify a comprehensive set of practices and conditions that were key factors for improvement, including school leadership, the professional capacity of the faculty and staff, and a student-centered learning climate. In addition, they analyze the impact of social dynamics, including crime, critically examining the inextricable link between schools and their communities. Putting their data onto a more human scale, they also chronicle the stories of two neighboring schools with very different trajectories. The lessons gleaned from this groundbreaking study will be invaluable for anyone involved with urban education.

PISA 2018 Results (Volume III) What School Life Means for Students’ Lives

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264879722
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (648 download)

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Download or read book PISA 2018 Results (Volume III) What School Life Means for Students’ Lives written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is one of six volumes that present the results of the PISA 2018 survey, the seventh round of the triennial assessment. Volume III, What School Life Means for Students’ Lives, focuses on the physical and emotional health of students, the role of teachers and parents in shaping the school climate, and the social life at school. The volume also examines indicators of student well-being, and how these are related to the school climate.

The Parent Project

Author : James Vopat
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book The Parent Project written by James Vopat and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Involving parents in their children's schooling is a matter of intense concern in North America. Teachers and administrators want to construct a program that creates positive involvement. This is especially critical for Chapter I schools that are mandated to use a portion of their funds for home-and-school programs. Jim Vopat believes that parental involvement should strengthen the link between home and school, and to achieve this goal parents need to be introduced to the revitalized school classroom. The Parent Project calls on the most powerful aspects of school reform--workshops, journals, cooperative groups, shared reading, agenda building, interviewing, goal setting, and critical thinking-classroom learning strategies experienced by children every day. When parents work with these strategies, they understand them and discover how to support them. Using a workshop/process model, parents become involved with their children's classroom activities and are thus empowered to support their children's education. These workshops ensure participant ownership of a program's overall agenda while providing long-term structures for support and continued development. The Parent Project: Provides a framework for implementing ways to get parents involved and informed. Was developed in urban bilingual school settings and includes workshop formats in Spanish and English. Is a complete source-book for teaches and principals that provides materials for conducting workshops with parents in areas of writing, reading, self-esteem, and community-building. Supports your efforts with a detailed description of what the workshop approach is and how it functions.