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

ISBN: 9780827372184 | 0827372183
Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Thomson Delmar Learning
Pub. Date: 2/20/1996

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Table of Contents
Forewordviii
Prefacex
Section I Introduction to Parenting1(82)
Families Today
3(28)
... MOREWhat 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 Education83(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 Partnerships159(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 Work313(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)
Appendix426(1)
References427(6)
Index433

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