This book examines the connections between the homes, schools, and communities in which children live—and their influences on those lives. The authors' unique vision of school improvement suggests how to arrange teaching strategies and a situation-specific curriculum that is developmentally and culturally appropriate. It also emphasizes the necessity of including communities and families as equal partners with the schools. By weaving extensive demographic information with real life stories, this book helps readers develop a full perspective regarding child life. Chapter topics include historical perspectives; viewing family diversity; parenting the child; preschool experiences and out-of-home care; responsibility for educating children; curriculums of the home, school, and community; models for parent-school-community partnerships; and effective social settings for learning. For parents and teachers—and anyone who lives in a community and cares about its effects on the children who are growing up in it.

Families, Schools, and Communities: Building Partnerships for Educating Children (2nd Edition)

Education & Teaching

Barbour, Chandler

Barbour, Nita H.

Schools & Teaching

Pearson College Div

With a new co-author, this introductory book again explores the interconnectedness of children's "circles"—home, school, and community. The authors' unique vision of school improvement advocates teaching strategies and curricula that are not only developmentally and culturally appropriate, but which also enfold each child's family and community into his or her education as equal partners with the school, its teachers, and its administration. Extensive and current demographic information, along with numerous engaging real-life stories, support the authors' position regarding partnerships, by presenting a child's life as a rich panoply of experiences in which learning is constantly taking place, both within and outside of school. Thoroughly up-to-date coverage includes globalization issues, the explosion of media materials, new findings from brain research, and examination of the latest federal and state legislation, including No Child Left Behind. For teachers—especially at the elementary school grade levels, and for anyone who in any way educates and contributes to the educational experience and well-being of children.

Families, Schools, and Communities: Building Partnerships for Educating Children

Scully, Patricia A.

PRENTICE/HALL

A basic tenet of Families, Schools, &amp; Communities: Building Partnerships for Educating Children, fourth edition, is that schools will always be a primary venue for educating the young child, and educators must be in the forefront of any endeavor to bring about change. However, the authors stress that to accomplish the tasks at hand, all school districts must develop vibrant partnerships--uniting parents and community members with teachers in educating tomorrow's citizens. Schools are where the action will bloom, but respectful collaboration is the key to success.

This fifth edition of Families, Schools, and Communities: Building Partnerships for Educating Children provides teachers and teacher candidates with a comprehensive guide to establishing collaboration with parents and the larger community. This text will help future teachers develop the understanding and tools they need to work with others to give children a better education. The underlying message of this book is that all persons involved in early childhood education or child advocacy should join hands in promoting the highest quality of education for young children in America. Features include: <li>Chapter Objectives, Summaries and Questions </li>
<li>Vignettes - real life stories/events that clarify the concepts throughout the chapters. 
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<li>Reflections - these reflections ask the reader to pause and connect some particular content to their own life experiences. 
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<li>Implications for Teachers - new feature that provides connections between the ideas in the text and real life application in classrooms and schools. 
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<li>Bibliography of Children's Literature </li> New to This Edition: The authors have added features and rearranged the topics to give this text better coherence and greater usability. Readers will find we have updated references and resources throughout but have streamlined the research citations to provide for smoother reading. We removed the chapter on school curriculum but included suitable parts of that in other chapters. We have renamed some chapters to reflect changes in content, and we have grouped References by each chapter. <ul>
<li>New Figures and Tables throughout the chapters update data on demographics of American families and communities. 
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<li>New vignettes and illustrations to help readers understand the uniqueness of family life and the diversity in our country. 
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<li>"Implications for Teachers:..." featured in each chapter give readers practical suggestions for trying out the ideas in the real world. 
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<li>The Special Needs area is addressed more intensely by showing readers how to work with families of children with disabilities. 
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<li>Family Systems Theory is highlighted to show the importance of understanding total family functioning in addition to the differences of individuals. 
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<li>Protecting children has a higher profile. Authors include more information on the growing problems and concerns about obesity, bullying, substance and sexual abuse and help readers fit these concerns into the role of education. 
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<li>Media pluses and minuses are highlighted in our chapters so readers understand when the benefits of expanded media opportunities can shift to exploitation and abuse. 
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Families, Schools, and Communities: Building Partnerships for Educating Children (5th Edition)

Scully, Patricia

Barbour, Chandler H.

Pearson

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