ERIC Number: EJ975028
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 21
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Home-School Relationships: Networking in One District
Wanat, Carolyn Louise
Leadership and Policy in Schools, v11 n3 p275-295 2012
This article describes parents' and educators' perceptions of home-school relationships that benefited children and their families in one school district. Family involvement literature and social network theory, especially Burt's (2001) structural holes, served as the theoretical framework. In semistructured interviews, 39 participants, including parents, board of education members, principals, district leaders, and teachers, described their experiences with home-school relationships in the context of school activities, volunteering, and decision making. The interview data revealed that parents and educators who were members of well-established social networks had opportunities to influence school policies and practices. Because they had earned the trust of both parents and teachers, they could serve as liaisons between school and community through their membership in multiple networks.
Descriptors: School Activities, Family Involvement, Family School Relationship, Boards of Education, Social Networks, Volunteers, Decision Making, Educational Practices, Educational Policy, Semi Structured Interviews, Group Dynamics, Administrator Attitudes, Community Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Political Influences, Social Influences, Parent Participation, Case Studies, School Districts
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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