Home-School Relations : Working Successfully with Parents and Families

by Olsen, Glenn W.; Fuller, Mary Lou

• ISBN13: 9780205498406
• ISBN10: 020549840X
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

Home-School Relations examines the nature of the contemporary family and its relationship to the school and provides practical advice for developing strong home-school relationships. This book discusses the need for educators to have positive working relationships with the students they teach and describes the techniques they must use to understand the families from which their students come. In addition to covering the traditional topics of ethnic families, change in families, and parent-teacher communication, Olsen, Fuller, and their contributors delve further into the issues facing families today. Poverty, advocacy, fathering and domestic violence and their effect on families are covered opening new paths of understanding for educators. In addition, diversity (cultural, racial, religious, and sexual orientation) is discussed, not only in a separate chapter, but throughout the book, to promote understanding of all students and their families. Unlike other book in this field, Home-School Relations confronts the alarming statistics on poverty and how it affects children, and ultimately, their performance in schools. In-service and pre-service teachers, parents

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xv
Preface	p. xvii
An Introduction to Families	p. 1
Defining "Family" and Determining Family Responsibilities	p. 2
Families, Their Children, and Teachers	p. 3
Changing World, Changing Families	p. 4
Home-School Relations in the Past	p. 5
Looking at Families	p. 6
Case Study	p. 10
Parent Involvement	p. 11
Children's Books	p. 12
References	p. 12
Families and Their Functions-Past and Present	p. 13
The Evolution of the Family	p. 14
Contemporary U.S. Families	p. 22
Case Study	p. 25
Patterns of Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage	p. 26
Functional Families	p. 32
Dysfunctional Families	p. 33
Summary	p. 34
Recommended Activities	p. 35
Children's Books	p. 35
Additional Resources	p. 36
References	p. 39
Diversity among Families	p. 41
The Changing Family	p. 42
Family Structure	p. 42
Alternative Family Structures	p. 44
Ethnic and Cultural Diversity	p. 45
African American Families	p. 48
Asian American Families	p. 50
Hispanic Families	p. 52
Case Study	p. 54
American Indian Families	p. 54
Religious Diversity	p. 56
Summary	p. 57
Recommended Activities	p. 58
Children's Books	p. 58
Additional Resources	p. 59
References	p. 64
Parents' Perspectives on Parenting	p. 66
Becoming a Parent	p. 67
Parenting Styles	p. 69
Case Study	p. 70
Parenting Behaviors in Diverse Family Structures	p. 71
Rewards and Satisfactions of Parenthood	p. 80
Summary	p. 81
Recommended Activities	p. 82
Children's Books	p. 82
Additional Resources	p. 83
References	p. 84
Teachers and Parenting	p. 86
Teaching and Parenting	p. 87
Teachers' Perspectives on Parents	p. 89
Case Study	p. 95
Parents' Perspectives on Teachers and Schools	p. 96
Summary	p. 100
Recommended Activities	p. 101
Children's Books	p. 101
Additional Resources	p. 102
References	p. 103
Parent-Teacher Communication	p. 104
Building a Coequal Relationship	p. 106
Barriers to Two-Way Communication	p. 107
Aids to Two-Way Communication	p. 109
Initial Communication	p. 110
Regular Communication	p. 111
Written Communication	p. 112
Parent-Teacher Conferences	p. 114
Communication with Parents of Middle School Students	p. 116
Case Study	p. 118
Other Ways of Communicating on a Regular Basis	p. 121
Communication on Special Occasions	p. 122
Summary	p. 124
Recommended Activities	p. 124
Additional Resources	p. 125
References	p. 126
Parent Involvement in Education	p. 127
Defining Parent Involvement	p. 128
The Benefits of Parent Involvement: What Research Has to Say	p. 129
Six Types of Parent Involvement	p. 130
Case Study	p. 141
Foundations of Facilitating Meaningful Parent Involvement	p. 144
Recommended Activities	p. 147
Additional Resources	p. 148
References	p. 149
Families and Their Children with Disabilities	p. 151
Historical Perspective	p. 152
Number of Children Receiving Special Educational Services	p. 154
Federal Special Education Laws and Legislation	p. 155
Family Systems	p. 159
Summary	p. 166
Case Study	p. 166
Children's Books	p. 167
Additional Resources	p. 168
References	p. 171
Family-Involvement Models	p. 175
Family Involvement in Special Education	p. 176
A Family Systems Conceptual Framework	p. 177
Family-Centered Intervention	p. 178
Family-involvement Models in Early Childhood Education	p. 182
Head Start	p. 182
Early Head Start	p. 184
Title I/Even Start	p. 185
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)	p. 185
Minnesota Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE)	p. 186
AVANCE	p. 187
Parent and Child Education (PACE)	p. 188
Summary	p. 189
Family-Involvement Models in Elementary Education	p. 189
Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork (TIPS)	p. 190
MegaSkills	p. 191
Center for the Improvement of Child Caring (CICC)	p. 191
National Network of Partnership Schools	p. 192
Comer School Development Program (SDP)	p. 193
Summary	p. 193
Family-Involvement Models in Middle Schools	p. 194
The Outcomes of Involvement	p. 194
Impediments to Family Involvement	p. 196
A Model for Family Involvement	p. 199
Contextual Considerations	p. 202
Engaging Culturally Diverse Parents	p. 203
The Model in Operation	p. 204
What Advice Can We Give Parents?	p. 207
Summary	p. 208
Recommended Activities	p. 209
Additional Resources	p. 209
References	p. 210
Education Law and Parental Rights	p. 213
History of the Legal Relationship between Parents and Schools	p. 214
State Constitutions and Education	p. 215
State Legislatures and Education	p. 217
State and Federal Courts and Education	p. 218
Summary	p. 242
Case Study	p. 243
Recommended Activities	p. 244
Additional Resources	p. 244
References	p. 245
Family Violence	p. 246
Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect	p. 249
Domestic Violence	p. 256
Recommendations for Action	p. 261
Case Study	p. 265
Summary	p. 266
Recommended Activities	p. 266
Children's Books	p. 266
Additional Resources	p. 267
References	p. 269
Poverty: The Enemy of Children and Families	p. 271
What Is Poverty?	p. 272
Myths about Poverty	p. 274
The Effects of Poverty	p. 275
Schools and Families of Poverty	p. 277
Case Study	p. 279
Working with Low-Income Families	p. 279
Suggestions for Working with Low-Income Parents	p. 280
Summary	p. 282
Recommended Activities	p. 283
Children's Books	p. 283
Additional Resources	p. 284
References	p. 285
Fatherhood, Society, and School	p. 286
Basic Premises	p. 288
Fatherhood in Context	p. 291
Conduct of Fathering	p. 294
Understanding Fathering	p. 299
Fathering and School Achievement	p. 300
Benefits of Involving Fathers in Schools and Schooling	p. 302
Society-Level Interventions	p. 305
Community and School-Level Interventions	p. 306
Fathers' Involvement with Schools	p. 309
Family-Level Interventions	p. 312
Case Study	p. 314
Summary	p. 315
Recommended Activities	p. 317
Notes	p. 318
Children's Books	p. 318
Additional Resources	p. 319
References	p. 320
School Choices in Education	p. 325
Four Features of School Choice Programs	p. 326
Rationale	p. 326
Brief Historical Background	p. 327
Vouchers	p. 328
Home Schooling	p. 330
Magnet Schools	p. 331
Schools within Schools	p. 332
New Small Schools	p. 334
The Charter School Movement	p. 336
Postsecondary Options/Dual Enrollment	p. 339
Sharing Facilities	p. 339
Case Study	p. 340
Summary	p. 341
Recommended Activities	p. 342
Additional Resources	p. 342
References	p. 343
The Implications of Home-School Partnerships for School Violence and Bullying	p. 345
School Violence	p. 346
Bullying and Violence	p. 347
Basic Bullying Information	p. 348
Adjustment Problems Associated with Bullying	p. 351
Family Interaction Patterns Affecting Bullying and Victimization in Children	p. 352
Social Cognitive Schemes: A Way for Educators to Understand the Role of Families in Bullying and Victimization	p. 354
Home-School Relations and Bullying: What Educators and Future Educators Should Know	p. 356
A Systemwide Approach for Reducing Violence and Bullying	p. 356
Case Study	p. 361
Summary	p. 363
Recommended Activities	p. 363
Children's Books	p. 364
Additional Resources	p. 365
References	p. 366
Finding a Voice for Children: Advocacy in Action	p. 370
Rights of Children	p. 371
Creating Change in Public Policy	p. 372
Landmark Public Policy Initiatives	p. 374
Advocacy	p. 377
Case Study	p. 379
Summary	p. 380
Recommended Activities	p. 381
Additional Resources	p. 381
References	p. 384
Index	p. 385
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