Home, School & Community Relations A Guide to

Here's updated coverage of this best-selling comprehensive guide for working with families in early childhood education. Early childhood teachers will appreciate this combination of theory and practice. Case studies and actual program descriptions help you put the book's guidance to use in any teaching situation and with diverse family groups. Coverage includes working with families of various cultural and language backgrounds.

Foreward

ix

Preface

xi

Section I Introduction to Families

1

(90)

Families Today

3

(34)

What Defines a Family?

3

(13)

Demographics of Modern Families

16

(16)

Why Study Sociological Trends?

32

(5)

Parenting

37

(39)

Roles Parents Play

39

(27)

Parenthood as an Emotional Experience

66

(10)

A Day with Two Families: Diversity of Experience

76

(15)

The Lawrence Family

77

(4)

The Ashley Family

81

(3)

Implications for Teachers

84

(1)

Diversity

84

(7)

Section II Teacher-Family Partnerships in Early Education

91

(90)

What is Parent Involvement?

93

(28)

Perspectives on Parent Involvement

93

(1)

Brief History of Parent Involvement

94

(105)

Research on Child Development as Motivation to Include Parents

199

Mandated Parent Involvement

104

(9)

Community Concern for Family Support

113

(8)

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

121

(20)

Benefits for Children

125

(4)

Benefits for Parents

129

(6)

Benefits for Teachers

135

(6)

Potential Barriers to Teacher-Family Partnerships

141

(22)

Why are There Barriers?

142

(5)

Barriers Caused by Human Nature

147

(5)

Barriers Caused by the Communication Process

152

(5)

Barriers Caused by External Factors

157

(6)

Foundations of a Successful Partnership

163

(18)

Teacher Ideas and Attidues

164

(5)

External Factors

169

(12)

Section III Techniques for Developing Partnerships

181

(180)

At the Beginning with Parents and Children

183

(29)

Inital Contact Between Teacher, Parent, and Child

184

(14)

Dealing with Separation Experiences

198

(14)

Informal Communication with Parents

212

(25)

Communication Techniques

212

(25)

Parent-Teacher Conferences

237

(32)

Importance of Regular Conferences

237

(5)

Groundwork for a Successful Conference

242

(8)

Strategies for a Successful Conference

250

(6)

Pitfalls to Avoid for a Successful Conference

256

(8)

Conference Evaluation

264

(5)

Home Visits with Parents and Children

269

(18)

Purposes of a Home Visit

270

(4)

Undertaking Home Visits

274

(3)

Post-Visit Responsibilities

277

(2)

Advantages of Home Visits

279

(1)

Disadvantages of Home Visits

280

(1)

Home-Based Educational Programs

281

(6)

Parents in a Classroom

287

(25)

Advantages and Potential Problems

288

(5)

Getting Parents Involved

293

(15)

Teacher's Role

308

(4)

Parents in Meetings

312

(21)

What is Parent Education?

313

(9)

Implementing a Parent Education Program

322

(6)

Parents as Decision Makers

328

(5)

Teachers and Parents in the Community

333

(28)

Corporate Involvement

336

(2)

Legislative Initiatives

338

(2)

Linkings Within the Community

340

(6)

The Role of Advocate

346

(7)

Community as Educational Resource

353

(8)

Section IV Making a Partnership Work

361

(140)

Working with Families from Diverse Backgrounds

363

(35)

A Rationale for Teacher Attention to Diversity

364

(7)

Strategies for Teachers

371

(6)

Negotiating Cultural Conflict

377

(2)

Common Cultural Issues that Arise in Classrooms

379

(19)

Working with Parents in Particular Circumstances

398

(53)

Working with Families Undergoing Change Due to Divorce

399

(15)

Working with Parents of Children with Specil Needs

414

(11)

Working with Parents of Infants

425

(9)

Working with Families When Abuse Occurs

434

(7)

Working with Adoptive Families

441

(10)

Working to Resolve Troublesome Attitudes and Behaviors

451

(22)

Hostility

452

(8)

Indifference

460

(2)

Over-Involvement

462

(4)

Frequent Causes of Tension Between Parents and Teachers

466

(7)

Looking at Parent-Involvement Programs that Work

473

(28)

Lakewood Preschool Cooperative, Charlotte, North Carolina

473

(9)

Fair Meadows School, Converse, Texas

482

(6)

Ben and Jerry's Children's Center, Waterbury, Vermont

488

(6)

Auraria Campus Child Care Center, Denver, Colorado

494

(7)

Appendix

501

(2)

References

503

(12)

Index

515

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Home, School & Community Relations A Guide to Working with Families

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