Home-School Relations: Working Successfully with Parents and Families
" [I] have many ways of “selling” the text to my students because there is very accurate, helpful information for working with parents. From teaching and working with parents myself, I can tell my students that the ideas presented really work. Compared to other texts, I appreciated how each chapter of this book is written by different authors and experts in that particular field or topic. I think it brings a higher level of credibility to the reader.”\ —Julie Bryant, Southwest Baptist...
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Home-School Relations examines the nature of the contemporary family and its relationship to the school and provides practical advice for developing strong home-school relationships. This book discusses the need for educators to have positive working relationships with the students they teach and describes the techniques they must use to understand the families from which their students come. In addition to covering the traditional topics of ethnic families, change in families, and parent-teacher communication, Olsen, Fuller, and their contributors delve further into the issues facing families today. Poverty, advocacy, fathering and domestic violence and their effect on families are covered opening new paths of understanding for educators. In addition, diversity (cultural, racial, religious, and sexual orientation) is discussed.
Foreword xvPreface xviiAn Introduction to Families Glenn Olsen Mary Lou Fuller 1Defining "Family" and Determining Family Responsibilities 2Families, Their Children, and Teachers 3Changing World, Changing Families 4Home-School Relations in the Past 5Looking at Families 6Case Study 10Parent Involvement 11Children's Books 12References 12Families and Their Functions-Past and Present Carol Marxen Mary Lou Fuller 13The Evolution of the Family 14Contemporary U.S. Families 22Case Study 25Patterns of Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage 26Functional Families 32Dysfunctional Families 33Summary 34Recommended Activities 35Children's Books 35Additional Resources 36References 39Diversity among Families Ivan E. Watts Sandra Winn Tutwiler 41The Changing Family 42Family Structure 42Alternative Family Structures 44Ethnic and Cultural Diversity 45African American Families 48Asian American Families 50Hispanic Families 52Case Study 54American Indian Families 54Religious Diversity 56Summary 57Recommended Activities 58Children's Books 58Additional Resources 59References 64Parents' Perspectives on Parenting Karen W. Zimmerman 66Becoming a Parent 67Parenting Styles 69Case Study 70Parenting Behaviors in Diverse Family Structures 71Rewards and Satisfactions of Parenthood 80Summary 81Recommended Activities 82Children's Books 82Additional Resources 83References 84Teachers and Parenting Judith B. MacDonald 86Teaching and Parenting 87Teachers' Perspectives on Parents 89Case Study 95Parents' Perspectives on Teachers and Schools 96Summary 100Recommended Activities 101Children's Books 101Additional Resources 102References 103Parent-Teacher Communication Sara Fritzell Hanhan 104Building a Coequal Relationship 106Barriers to Two-Way Communication 107Aids to Two-Way Communication 109Initial Communication 110Regular Communication 111Written Communication 112Parent-Teacher Conferences 114Communication with Parents of Middle School Students 116Case Study 118Other Ways of Communicating on a Regular Basis 121Communication on Special Occasions 122Summary 124Recommended Activities 124Additional Resources 125References 126Parent Involvement in Education Soo-Yin Lim 127Defining Parent Involvement 128The Benefits of Parent Involvement: What Research Has to Say 129Six Types of Parent Involvement 130Case Study 141Foundations of Facilitating Meaningful Parent Involvement 144Recommended Activities 147Additional Resources 148References 149Families and Their Children with Disabilities Kari Chiasson AmySue Reilly 151Historical Perspective 152Number of Children Receiving Special Educational Services 154Federal Special Education Laws and Legislation 155Family Systems 159Summary 166Case Study 166Children's Books 167Additional Resources 168References 171Family-Involvement Models 175Family Involvement in Special Education Mary McLean Margaret Shaeffer 176A Family Systems Conceptual Framework 177Family-Centered Intervention 178Family-involvement Models in Early Childhood Education Soo-Yin Lim 182Head Start 182Early Head Start 184Title I/Even Start 185National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) 185Minnesota Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) 186AVANCE 187Parent and Child Education (PACE) 188Summary 189Family-Involvement Models in Elementary Education Marci Glessner 189Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork (TIPS) 190MegaSkills 191Center for the Improvement of Child Caring (CICC) 191National Network of Partnership Schools 192Comer School Development Program (SDP) 193Summary 193Family-Involvement Models in Middle Schools J. Howard Johnston Aimee L. Fogelman 194The Outcomes of Involvement 194Impediments to Family Involvement 196A Model for Family Involvement 199Contextual Considerations 202Engaging Culturally Diverse Parents 203The Model in Operation 204What Advice Can We Give Parents? 207Summary 208Recommended Activities 209Additional Resources 209References 210Education Law and Parental Rights Gloria Jean Thomas 213History of the Legal Relationship between Parents and Schools 214State Constitutions and Education 215State Legislatures and Education 217State and Federal Courts and Education 218Summary 242Case Study 243Recommended Activities 244Additional Resources 244References 245Family Violence Tara Lea Muhlhauser Douglas D. Knowlton 246Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect 249Domestic Violence 256Recommendations for Action 261Case Study 265Summary 266Recommended Activities 266Children's Books 266Additional Resources 267References 269Poverty: The Enemy of Children and Families Mary Lou Fuller 271What Is Poverty? 272Myths about Poverty 274The Effects of Poverty 275Schools and Families of Poverty 277Case Study 279Working with Low-Income Families 279Suggestions for Working with Low-Income Parents 280Summary 282Recommended Activities 283Children's Books 283Additional Resources 284References 285Fatherhood, Society, and School Charles B. Hennon Glenn Olsen Glen Palm 286Basic Premises 288Fatherhood in Context 291Conduct of Fathering 294Understanding Fathering 299Fathering and School Achievement 300Benefits of Involving Fathers in Schools and Schooling 302Society-Level Interventions 305Community and School-Level Interventions 306Fathers' Involvement with Schools 309Family-Level Interventions 312Case Study 314Summary 315Recommended Activities 317Notes 318Children's Books 318Additional Resources 319References 320School Choices in Education Joe Nathan 325Four Features of School Choice Programs 326Rationale 326Brief Historical Background 327Vouchers 328Home Schooling 330Magnet Schools 331Schools within Schools 332New Small Schools 334The Charter School Movement 336Postsecondary Options/Dual Enrollment 339Sharing Facilities 339Case Study 340Summary 341Recommended Activities 342Additional Resources 342References 343The Implications of Home-School Partnerships for School Violence and Bullying John H. Hoover Kathryn E. Johnson Mary Beth Noll Glenn Olset 345School Violence 346Bullying and Violence 347Basic Bullying Information 348Adjustment Problems Associated with Bullying 351Family Interaction Patterns Affecting Bullying and Victimization in Children 352Social Cognitive Schemes: A Way for Educators to Understand the Role of Families in Bullying and Victimization 354Home-School Relations and Bullying: What Educators and Future Educators Should Know 356A Systemwide Approach for Reducing Violence and Bullying 356Case Study 361Summary 363Recommended Activities 363Children's Books 364Additional Resources 365References 366Finding a Voice for Children: Advocacy in Action Barbara Arnold-Tengesdal 370Rights of Children 371Creating Change in Public Policy 372Landmark Public Policy Initiatives 374Advocacy 377Case Study 379Summary 380Recommended Activities 381Additional Resources 381References 384Index 385
