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ERIC Number: EJ511699
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
Eight Lessons of Parent, Family, and Community Involvement in the Middle Grades.
Rutherford, Barry; Billig, Shelley H.
Phi Delta Kappan, v77 n1 p64-66,68 Sep 1995
Examines school/family partnerships in the middle grades. Focuses on comprehensive district-wide programs, school restructuring, and adult/child learning programs studied at nine sites. Summarizes lessons concerned with high-stakes consequences, parental involvement opportunities, decision-making responsibility, leadership advocacy, support for front-line workers, and family-curriculum connections. (MLH)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools, Parent Participation, Parent Student Relationship, Participative Decision Making, School Restructuring
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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