ERIC ED396823: Preparing Teachers for Family Involvement pdf

ERIC ED396823: Preparing Teachers for Family Involvement

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One important aspect of family involvement that has been consistently overlooked is the need to prepare teachers for intensive work with families and communities. This study investigated professional development and teacher education in the hope of providing a framework for developing more comprehensive approaches for family involvement in education. State teacher certification programs were reviewed to see which preservice teacher education currently includes parent involvement, and researchers looked at how teacher education programs are preparing teachers to work with families and to work in schools that are becoming increasingly responsive to families and communities. Case studies of programs strong in teacher preparation in family involvement were also undertaken. Based on the experiences of the model programs, a number of recommendations were made for the reforms needed to make meaningful connections among home, school, and community, including: (1) giving prospective teachers more direct experience with families and communities; (2) making school conditions conducive to family involvement; and (3) hiring more experts in family and community involvement.

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• Creator/s: ERIC
• Date: 4/13/1996
• Year: 1996
• Book Topics/Themes: ERIC Archive, Case Studies, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Family Involvement, Higher Education, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Parent Student Relationship, Preservice Teacher Education, School Community Relationship, School Involvement, Weiss, Heather

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