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Como los padres ocupados pueden ayudar a sus hijos a aprender y desarrollarse (How Busy Parents Can Help Their Children Learn and Develop). Early Childhood Digest.
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Mayer, Ellen; Kreider, Holly; Vaughan, Peggy – 2000
Although parents are often very busy with work and family responsibilities, there are many things they can do to help their school-age children learn and develop. This Spanish-language early childhood digest for parents provides tips obtained from parents of first and second graders in the School Transition Study on creative ways to stay involved…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Elementary Education, Family School Relationship, Family Work Relationship
How Busy Parents Can Help Their Children Learn and Develop. Early Childhood Digest.
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Mayer, Ellen; Kreider, Holly; Vaughan, Peggy – 1999
Although parents are often very busy with work and family responsibilities, there are many things they can do to help their school-age children learn and develop. This early childhood digest for parents provides tips obtained from parents of first and second graders in the School Transition Study on creative ways to stay involved in their…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Elementary Education, Family School Relationship, Family Work Relationship
Promising Practices for Family Involvement.
Kreider, Holly M.; Lopez, M. Elena – Principal, 1999
A recent ethnographic study that interviewed 11 elementary principals provides examples of how principals with limited resources can build relationships with low-income parents. Effective principals set goals, expand services to children and families, provide parenting education, negotiate and celebrate cultural differences, build strong…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Elementary Education, Ethnography, Family Programs
Local and National Implementation of the Families and Schools Together (FAST) Program.
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Hernandez, Lawrence P.; Hernandez, Annette; Lopez, M. Elena; Kreider, Holly; Coffman, Julia – School Community Journal, 2000
The Families and Schools Together (FAST) Program is a family-support program that helps schools build strong relationships with families of children aged 6-9 experiencing behavioral or academic difficulties. A recent study examined FAST's application in San Antonio, Texas, focusing on six community-building strategies. (Contains 29 references.)…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Family Programs, Family School Relationship, Intervention
Making It Work: Low-Income Working Mothers' Involvement in Their Children's Education
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Weiss, Heather B.; Mayer, Ellen; Kreider, Holly; Vaughan, Margaret; Dearing, Eric; Hencke, Rebecca; Pinto, Kristina – American Educational Research Journal, 2003
This article explores the complex relation between employment and family involvement in children's elementary education for low-income women. Mixed-method analyses showed work as both an obstacle to and opportunity for involvement. Mothers who worked or attended school full time were less involved in their children's schooling than other mothers,…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Mothers, Low Income, Parent Participation
A Mixed Method Approach to Understanding Family-School Communication.
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Weiss, Heather; Dirks, Jane; Friedman, Kim; Hanley, Gisella; Kreider, Holly; Levine, Eliot; Mayer, Ellen; McAllister, Carol; Vaughan, Peggy; Wellenkamp, Jane – 1998
This paper presents the initial findings from an ethnographic case study, focusing on the mixed-method research strategy used in the MacArthur Comprehensive Child Development Project Follow-up Study. The aim of the study was to expand the understanding of children's developmental trajectories as they traverse the elementary school years.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communication Problems, Communication Research, Elementary Education