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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ856426
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0887-8730
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Increasing Parent Involvement Knowledge and Strategies at the Preservice Level: The Power in Using a Systematic Professional Development Approach
Ferrara, Margaret M.
Teacher Educator, v44 n4 p268-274 2009
This study describes various strategies used by a university educator to integrate parent involvement curriculum into pre-existing teacher preparation courses. This curriculum infusion was not only effective in increasing preservice teacher knowledge but also in raising course instructors' level of awareness about the importance and necessity of parent involvement in student learning.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teacher Characteristics, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Higher Education, Universities, Teacher Education, Professional Development, Legislation, Case Studies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: No Child Left Behind Act 2001
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