ED325543 UD027472
Title: Together Is Better: Building Strong Relationships Between
Schools and Hispanic Parents.
Author(s): Nicolau, Siobhan; Ramos, Carmen Lydia
Author Affiliation: Hispanic Policy Development Project, Inc., New
York, NY.(BBB23083)
Pages: 76
Publication Date: 1990
Sponsoring Agency: Reader's Digest Foundation, Pleasantville, NY.
(BBB28081)@Kraft General Foods Foundation, Glenview, IL. (BBB28082)
Available from: EDRS Price MF01/PC04 Plus Postage.
Language: English
Document Type: Guides--Non-classroom (055)
Geographic Source: U.S.; District of Columbia
Journal Announcement: RIEMAR1991
Target Audience: Practitioners; Parents
This handbook
offers background and suggestions for developing programs in which
parents learn how to actively participate in their children's education.
It is based on 42 participating projects throughout the country.
It contains the following seven chapters: (1) "The Hispanic
Profile"; (2) "Misperceptions and Misconceptions";
(3) "The Elements of a Successful Parent Involvement Program";
(4) "Recruitment Strategies: DOs and DON'Ts"; (5) "Retention
Strategies: DOs and DON'Ts"; (6) "Is It Worth the Effort?";
and (7) "Special Challenges: Hispanic Fathers, Teenage Mothers,
Troubled Families." The following conclusions are drawn from
previous attempts to develop parent/school partnerships: (1) parent
behavior is subject to change; and (2) participating Hispanic parents,
mothers in particular, become full partners in the education of
their children. Also included are an introduction and the following
four appendixes: (1) "Barriers and Solutions," a checklist
of potential problems and solutions; (2) "Sample Programs,"
sketches and profiles of some projects around the country; (3) "Sample
Outreach and Follow-up Materials," examples of letters, information,
and fliers to parents from project administrators; and (4) "Directory
of Projects," a list of the participating projects on which
the information in this handbook was based. (MYM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education; *Hispanic Americans;
Misconceptions; Outreach Programs; *Parent Participation; *Parent
School Relationship; *Parent
Student Relationship; Population Trends; School Holding Power
