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Raising Lifelong Learners: A Parent's Guide » Read Now
by Lucy Calkins, Lydia Bellino. 324 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

The nationally acclaimed educator who transformed the way children learn to read and write in school shows how to nurture children's imagination at home, from the earliest days of babytalk to the start of school. Drawing upon her influential philosophy of active learning, as well as her personal...
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The nationally acclaimed educator who transformed the way children learn to read and write in school shows how to nurture children's imagination at home, from the earliest days of babytalk to the start of school. Drawing upon her influential philosophy of active learning, as well as her personal experience as a parent, Lucy Calkins shows how to stimulate curiosity and spark creative thinking in children.
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Parents, Their Children, and Schools » Read Now
by Barbara Schneider, James S. Coleman. 194 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Education--United States--Parent participation--Longitudinal studies. I...93-3720 CIP Printed and bound in the United States of America...Expectations for Their Childs...
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Parent-Teacher Participation in the Context of School Governance, in PJE. Peabody Journal of Education » Read Now
by Patricia A. Bauch, Ellen B. Goldring. 21 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Program in Educational Leadership...teacher participation in school decision making, parental choice...1993 ). Parental involvement in education . The Netherlands...Teacher...
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Parent-Teacher Contacts and Student Learning, in Journal of Educational Research » Read Now
by Barbara K. Iverson, Geraldine D. Brownlee, Herbert J. Walberg. 3 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...however, may enjoy parental attention in these situations...contacts of a non- educational nature. The patterns...achievement, increased parental contacts with...from an...
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School, Family, and Community Interaction: A View from the Firing Lines » Read Now
by Cheryl L. Fagnano, Beverly Z. Werber. 183 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library
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The Communications Triangle of Parents, School Administrators, and Teachers: A Workshop Model, in Education » Read Now
by Linda H. Plevyak, Amy Heaston. 5 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...important role in the educational process (Becher, 1984...parents are involved in schools have less behavior...conducting a workshop on parental involvement. After...
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Family-School Links: How Do They Affect Educational Outcomes? » Read Now
by Alan Booth, Judith F. Dunn. 300 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...to increase parental involvement...participate in their childrens education. Practical...that parent participation in school...to see the parental role in education as a...
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Schools with Heart: Voluntarism and Public Education » Read Now
by Daniel J. Brown. 210 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

In Schools with Heart, Dan Brown explores voluntarism by using original data gathered from 185 interviews with public school principals, teachers, & volunteers, many of whom worked in schools known for their volunteer programs. Supplementing these data from other studies, this careful inquiry finds...
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In Schools with Heart, Dan Brown explores voluntarism by using original data gathered from 185 interviews with public school principals, teachers, & volunteers, many of whom worked in schools known for their volunteer programs. Supplementing these data from other studies, this careful inquiry finds that volunteers offer much to schools. School voluntarism is seen as a special bridge between primordial institutions such as families & modern institutions such as public schools. By using various perspectives & relying primarily on rational choice theory, the author shows that voluntarism in schools offers a vision of how education may be changed. He presents some recommendations for policies that would alter the balance between public & private support for education.
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Success in Early Intervention: The Chicago Child Parent Centers » Read Now
by Arthur J. Reynolds, Edward Zigler. 261 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

This book is a valuable source of information on the long-term effects of early intervention programs on the education of children living in economically disadvantaged areas and in other contexts. Early intervention programs such as Head Start enjoy popular and legislative support, but until now...
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This book is a valuable source of information on the long-term effects of early intervention programs on the education of children living in economically disadvantaged areas and in other contexts. Early intervention programs such as Head Start enjoy popular and legislative support, but until now, policymakers and practitioners have lacked hard data on the long-term consequences of such locally and federally mandated efforts.
Success in Early Intervention focuses on the Child-Parent Center (CPC) program in Chicago, the second oldest (after Head Start) federally funded early childhood intervention program. Begun in 1967, the program currently operates out of twenty-four centers, which are located in proximity to the elementary schools they serve. The CPC program's unique features include mandatory parental involvement and a single, sustained educational system that spans preschool through the third grade.
Central to this study is a 1986 cohort of nearly twelve hundred CPC children and a comparison group of low income children whose subsequent activities, challenges, and achievements are followed through the age of fifteen. The lives of these children amply demonstrate the positive long-term educational and social consequences of the CPC program.
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Preschool and Early Childhood Treatment Directions (Chap. 3 "Parent Involvement in Early Childhood Services") » Read Now
by Maribeth Gettinger, Stephen N. Elliott, Thomas R. Kratochwill. 270 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...special topic in the area...childhood education program models...children; c parental involvement...involved in special areas...childrens education and...
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High Schools in Crisis: What Every Parent Should Know » Read Now
by Ellen Hall, Richard Handley. 196 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

This book exposes the degree of rage today's teenagers feel and how our nation's schools are failing them, not just academically, but in just about every way imaginable. Hall and Handley propose practical techniques, procedures, and core values that can make high school a safe learning environment...
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This book exposes the degree of rage today's teenagers feel and how our nation's schools are failing them, not just academically, but in just about every way imaginable. Hall and Handley propose practical techniques, procedures, and core values that can make high school a safe learning environment once again. Drawing from their many years of experience administering a high school that provided a safe and fulfilling learning environment, they introduce readers to teaching techniques, administrative policies, and design ideas that encourage students to speak out, express their indomitable idealism, and feel welcome and accepted.
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Beating the Odds: Raising Academically Successful African American Males » Read Now
by Freeman A. Hrabowski, Kenneth I. Maton, Geoffrey L. Greif. 242 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Today, young Black men are more likely to be killed or sent to prison than to graduate from college. Yet, despite all the obstacles, some are achieving at the highest academic and professional levels. Beating the Odds tells their remarkable stories and shows us what African American families have...
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Today, young Black men are more likely to be killed or sent to prison than to graduate from college. Yet, despite all the obstacles, some are achieving at the highest academic and professional levels. Beating the Odds tells their remarkable stories and shows us what African American families have done to raise academically successful sons, sons who are among the top two percent of African American males in terms of SAT scores and grades. The result of extensive and innovative research, Beating the Odds goes beyond mere analysis--and beyond the relentlessly negative media images--to show us precisely how young Black men can succeed despite the roadblocks of racism, the temptations of crime and drugs, and a popular culture that values being "cool" over being educated. By interviewing parents and children from a range of economic and educational backgrounds and from both single and two-parent homes, the authors identify those constants that contribute to academic achievement and offer step-by-step guidance on six essential strategies for effective parenting: child-focused love; strong limit-setting and discipline; continually high expectations; open, consistent, and strong communication; positive racial identity and positive male identity; and full use of community resources. The proof of the effectiveness of such strategies is in the sons themselves, who speak eloquently in these pages about their struggles and successes in both the classroom and the often hostile world that surrounds it. Essential reading for parents, teachers, and school administrators, Beating the Odds offers insight, guidance, and hope for anyone concerned about the plight of young African American men and the society they live in.
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The Power of Parents: An Empowerment Model for Increasing Parental Involvement, in Education » Read Now
by Richard Shepard, Harold Rose. 5 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...to assist parents in becoming more empowered...Empowerment Hierarchy for Parental Involvement A...committed levels of "participation" and "empowerment...Committee for...
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How Parental Involvement Makes a Difference in Reading Achievement, in Reading Improvement » Read Now
by Sherlie A. Anderson. 25 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...direct parent participation with a childs school in the interest...parents in education is student success. Parental involvement...involvement in preschool...Preschool...