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Home, School, and Community Relations : A Guide to Working with Parents

by GESTWICKI

Edition:

3rd

ISBN13:

9780827372184

ISBN10:

0827372183

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Paperback

Pub. Date:

2/20/1996

Publisher(s):

Thomson Delmar Learning

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Table of Contents

Foreword

viii

Preface

x

Section I Introduction to Parenting

1

(82)

Families Today

3

(28)

What Defines a Family?

4

(14)

Changes in Role Behavior

18

(10)

Why Study Sociological Trends?

28

(3)

Parenting

31

(38)

Roles Parents Play

33

(26)

Parenthood as an Emotional Experience

59

(10)

A Day with Two Families: Diversity of Experience

69

(14)

The Lawrence Family

70

(4)

The Ashley Family

74

(3)

Implications for Teachers

77

(1)

Diversity

77

(6)

Section II Teacher-Parent Partnerships in Early Education

83

(76)

What is Parent Involvement?

85

(22)

Perspectives on Parent Involvement

86

(1)

Brief History of Parent Involvement

87

(3)

Research on Child Development as Motivation to Include Parents

90

(4)

Mandated Parent Involvement

94

(7)

Community Concern for Family Support

101

(6)

Benefits of Teacher-Parent Partnerships for Children, Parents, and Teachers

107

(18)

Benefits for Children

111

(4)

Benefits for Parents

115

(4)

Benefits for Teachers

119

(6)

Potential Barriers to Teacher-Parent Partnerships

125

(18)

Why Are There Barriers?

126

(4)

Barriers Caused by Human Nature

130

(4)

Barriers Caused by the Communication Process

134

(4)

Barriers Caused by External Factors

138

(5)

Foundations of a Successful Partnership

143

(16)

Teacher Ideas and Attitudes

144

(4)

External Factors

148

(11)

Section III Techniques for Developing Partnerships

159

(154)

At the Beginning with Parents and Children

161

(25)

Initial Contact Between Teacher, Parent, and Child

162

(12)

Dealing with Separation Experiences

174

(12)

Informal Communication with Parents

186

(19)

Communication Techniques

187

(18)

Parent-Teacher Conferences

205

(28)

Importance of Regular Conferences

206

(4)

Groundwork for a Successful Conference

210

(8)

Strategies for a Successful Conference

218

(5)

Pitfalls to Avoid for a Successful Conference

223

(6)

Conference Evaluation

229

(4)

Home Visits with Parents and Children

233

(16)

Purposes of a Home Visit

234

(3)

Undertaking Home Visits

237

(4)

Advantages of Home Visits

241

(1)

Disadvantages of Home Visits

242

(2)

Home-Based Educational Programs

244

(5)

Parents in a Classroom

249

(22)

Advantages and Potential Problems

250

(4)

Getting Parents Involved

254

(14)

Teacher's Role

268

(3)

Parents in Meetings

271

(20)

What is Parent Education?

273

(8)

Implementing a Parent Education Program

281

(5)

Parents as Decision Makers

286

(5)

Teachers and Parents in the Community

291

(22)

Corporate Involvement

293

(2)

Legislative Initiatives

295

(2)

Linkings Within the Community

297

(4)

The Role of Advocate

301

(4)

Community as Educational Resource

305

(8)

Section IV Making a Partnership Work

313

(113)

Working with Families from Diverse Backgrounds

315

(23)

A Rationale for Teacher Attention to Diversity

316

(5)

Strategies for Teachers

321

(6)

Negotiating Cultural Conflict

327

(1)

Common Cultural Issues that Arise in Classrooms

328

(10)

Working with Parents in Particular Circumstances

338

(45)

Working with Families Undergoing Change Due to Divorce

339

(14)

Working with Parents of Children with Special Needs

353

(9)

Working with Parents of Infants

362

(8)

Working with Families When Abuse Occurs

370

(6)

Working with Adoptive Families

376

(7)

Working to Resolve Troublesome Attitudes and Behaviors

383

(19)

Hostility

384

(5)

Indifference

389

(3)

Over-Involvement

392

(3)

Frequent Causes of Tension Between Parents and Teachers

395

(7)

Looking at Parent-Involvement Programs that Work

402

(24)

Open Door School; Charlotte, North Carolina

403

(7)

Fair Meadows School, Converse, Texas

410

(6)

Senate Employees' Child Care Center, Washington, D.C.

416

(3)

Auraria Campus Child Care Center, Denver, Colorado

419

(7)

Appendix

426

(1)

References

427

(6)

Index

433

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