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Author(s): Epstein, Joyce L.; Sanders, Mavis G.; Simon, Beth S.; Salinas, Karen Clark; Jansorn, Natalie Rodriguez; Van Voorhis, Frances L.
Pages: 434
Publication Date: 2002
Notes: For the first edition, see ED 415 003.
Sponsoring Agency: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. (EDD00036)@Disney Learning Partnership, Burbank, CA. (BBB36796)@DeWitt Wallace/Reader's Digest Fund, Pleasantville, NY. (BBB12599)
ISBN: 0-7619-7666-3
Available from: EDRS Price MF01 Plus Postage. PC Not Available from EDRS.
Availability: Corwin Press, Inc., A Sage Publications Company, 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 ($34.95). Tel: 805-499-9734; Fax: 805-499-5323; Web site: http://www.corwinpress.com.
Language: English
Document Type: Book (010); Guides--Non-classroom (055); Test/questionnaires (160)
Geographic Source: U.S.; California
Journal Announcement: RIEFEB2003
Target Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Despite strong
agreement on the importance of parent involvement, most schools,
districts, and states still need help in developing comprehensive
programs of school, family, and community partnerships. This revised
handbook translates lessons learned over 20 years of research and
fieldwork into practical solutions for program development. The
book presents a research-based framework and field-tested tools
to help leaders understand six types of family and community involvement;
create an Action Team for Partnerships; plan and implement family
and community involvement activities to reach school goals for student
success; mobilize community resources; encourage progress; evaluate
results; and continue to improve plans, practices, and programs
over time. Chapter 1 summarizes the theory and research on which
the handbook is based. Chapter 2 provides examples illustrating
how the approach works in various schools and communities. Chapter
3 provides guidance in organizing an effective Action Team for Partnerships.
Chapter 4 supplies materials to help workshop leaders prepare workshops
for educators, parents, and community partners. Chapter 5 supplies
charts and diagrams that can be used as transparencies and handouts
in presentations and workshops. Chapter 6 summarizes research and
practical approaches to family and community involvement in secondary
schools. Chapter 7 outlines state and district leadership activities
to increase expertise on school, family, and community partnerships.
Chapter 8 describes two partnership approaches as part of the Teachers
Involve Parents in Schoolwork (TIPS) approach. Chapter 9 includes
tools for developing long-term goals, writing action plans, conducting
evaluations, and assessing partnership progress. Chapter 10 shows
how to join other schools, districts, and states in the National
Network of Partnership Schools at Johns Hopkins University to obtain
information and assistance. Chapters 1, 6, and 8 contain references.
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Descriptors: Community Action; *Community Involvement; *Educational
Improvement; Elementary Secondary Education; Family School Relationship;
Leadership Training; *Parent Participation; *Parent School Relationship;
*Partnerships in Education; Program Development; *School Community
Relationship
Identifiers: *Action Plans
