Preparing Educators to Involve Families: From Theory to Practice

By Heather B. Weiss

The goal of Preparing Educators to Involve Families is to help prepare teachers and other professionals to partner effectively with the families of children in elementary school. Using a framework of ecological systems theory, editors Heather B. Weiss, Holly Kreider, M. Elena Lopez, and Celina M. Chatman pair child development theory with research-based teaching cases that reflect critical dilemmas in family-school-community relations, especially among families for whom poverty and cultural differences are daily realities. The reader is encouraged to link theory and practice, honing analytic and problem-solving skills for use in real-world situations with students and their families.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412909104
• ISBN13: 9781412909105
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.5" x 6.0"