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ERIC Number: EJ541605
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
Challenges to Family Involvement.
Coleman, Mick; Churchill, Susan
Childhood Education, v73 n3 p144-48 Spr 1997
Describes challenges of school-initiated family involvement, including ambiguous definitions of family involvement and diversity of backgrounds. Provides guiding "themes" for involvement philosophies and interactions. Examines how three types of family professionals can work with schools to strengthen family involvement: teacher training by family life educators, community education by family life advocates, and family involvement research by family researchers. (EV)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Family Characteristics, Family Involvement, Family School Relationship, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Socioeconomic Status
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Diversity (Groups); Parent Teacher Relationship