Module 1: Background (article) Flashcards
What are the main points adressed in the article?
- an assessment of current expectations of parent-teacher cooperation;
- a look at parent involvement in history;
- how changes in families have influenced school-home relations and how problems in the broad society have affected students and their families;
- an exploration of common roles and responsibilities of teachers and parents;
- a brief overview of relevant research on parent involvement;
- a review of typical teacher training efforts relating to skills for working with families.
What attracts more for parents participation in school?
What attracts less for parents participation in school?
(Lombana)
Services which offer narrow forms of participation (ex: coming to a school play) attract the greatest numbers of parents, while more individualized forms of parent-teacher (or school staff-parent-LLC MOM) contact attract smaller audiences.
What is the perception of schools and children education?
The perception (accurate or not) that schools are not effective in preparing students for the full responsibilities of citizenship has stimulated a variety of efforts to revise and reform the mission and structure of schools.
What is the benefit of parent and school collaboration?
(3 items-Swap)
(1) children benefit from an increase of home/school involvement;
(2) parents and teachers experience increased feelings of enthusiasm for continuing to work together and come to appreciate the strengths of the other person;
(3) a school profits from the efforts that parents can provide in support of school programs.
How do children benefit from strong collaboration between the family and the school?
(Swap- 4 items)
Greater likelihood to pass to the next grade,
decreased likelihood to be referred for special education services,
greater success in completing subsequent school experiences
who found higher achievement scores for children with highly involved parents
