This volume focuses on how family-school partnerships are conceptualized, defined, and operationalized as well as the research that is needed to advance these foundational issues. Each chapter integrates prevailing approaches into a research-based framework for supporting learning from pre-K through high school. The book incorporates structural…

Given that consultation has consistently yielded benefits for clients and consultees, it is likely an effective method of promoting family-school engagement. Thus, this meta-analysis examined the effects of consultation-based family-school engagement on child and parent outcomes, and complementary intervention methods used in conjunction with…

This volume represents current and futuristic thinking of seminal rural education researchers, with the goal of providing perspectives and directions to inform the work of rural education research, practice, and policy. With an emphasis on leveraging collaboration among key rural education stakeholders, this title both outlines our current…

Conjoint behavioral consultation (CBC) is a structured, indirect form of service-delivery in which parents, teachers, and other support staff work together to address the academic, social, or behavioral needs of an individual for whom all parties bear some responsibility. As such, CBC exemplifies a model of partnerships for children wherein school…

Describes conjoint behavioral consultation, a model of service delivery that addresses shared responsibility among school personnel, families, and other important systems in educational problem solving. Reviews the conceptual background and important features of the model, along with findings from a number of empirical studies. Directions for…

This article analyzes research on consultation practices in educating students with special needs. The article summarizes previous reviews of consultation outcome research, reviews recent (1985-95) empirically based outcome research in educational settings, critiques various methodological features, and provides recommendations for future…

Examines how classroom teachers have been prepared to teach students with disabilities and presents a reconceptualized approach to preparing educators to meet the needs of special students through educational partnerships. The article describes such an approach at the University of Utah's Graduate School of Education. (SM)

Noting that productive family-school relationships are necessary for socializing and supporting children and adolescents as learners, and that such relationships can take many forms, this book examines the goals, contributions, and accountability of families and schools for educational outcomes. Addressed to school psychologists, the book…

This article describes common experiences of families following a child's brain injury, and offers specific strategies that might help families through the recovery/reentry process. These include education, family support and advocacy, family counseling, and home-school consultation. (DB)

Notes importance of involving parents in their children's education and of school psychologists working actively and collaboratively with parents. Sees behavioral consultation as providing useful framework for working within and between family and school systems to involve parents and teachers in cooperative problem solving. Presents overview of…

Articles published from 1980 to 1997 were reviewed on team teaching and school-based problem-solving teams which served students with special needs. Results suggest that research on both models lacks experimental designs and generally report student-based outcomes. Suggestions for continued research efforts are offered. (DB)

For more than half a century, school psychologists have considered the need for role expansion and revision if they are to meet the poignant needs of children, youth, families, and school personnel. In fact, as previously discussed, school psychology practitioners and trainers have come together for a variety of conferences hoping to transform our…

Presents a response to Gifford-Smith and Brownell's "Childhood Peer Relationships: Social Acceptance, Friendships, and Peer Networks" (this issue). Focuses on the interaction of context, children's social skillfulness, and the type of peer relationship targeted as central elements in conceptualizing effective interventions. (Contains 12…

The nature of consultation and the evolution of thinking in this field are discussed. Five fundamental assumptions underlying Behavioral Consultation are revisited and reevaluated with examples and assessment techniques included. Offers reaction to two prior publications critiquing aspects of behavioral consultation. Issues surrounding future…