Product Description

Families, Schools and Communities: Together for Young Children is the best resource available for understanding how to implement family involvement programs and to support families with young children, leading to strong schools and communities. Since evidence continues to grow that family involvement in schools supports children’s success, this is a valuable resource for pre-service and in-service teachers, administrators and programs. The text presents current research and best practices in a reader-friendly format that puts practical application within easy reach. It uses a number of techniques for imparting this information to the reader. A new on-line resource features topical issues discussed by parents and family members, adding emotion from real-life family events to the context. A new case study focusing on standardized testing in grades K-3 brings more meaning to this subject than is generally presented in other formats. And, a wealth of recommended Web sites relevant to specific chapters are listed in sidebars for easy reference.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #381341 in Books
• Published on: 2003-08-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Review
"I am very excited about the changes made in this 3rd edition. With the expanded information presented, I most definitely plan to adopt this text for my Family and Community Relations class." - Judith Lindman, M.Ed., Instructor, Rochester Community & Technical College (RCTC) Rochester, MN.

"The summaries at the end of each chapter and key terms are always helpful but I really liked the applications, questions for reflection and discussion and field assignments. These help students to really get into the meat of the text in a practical way." - Irene Cook, Lecturer, California State University, Bakersfield.

About the Author
Professor, Teacher Education Department, Shippensburg University; Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies from Ohio State.