Description
| Product ID: | 9781305089013 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Home, School, and Community Relations |
| Authors: | Author: Carol Gestwicki |
| Page Count: | 496 |
| Subjects: | Teaching skills and techniques, Teaching skills & techniques |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A guide for home-school-community collaborations. It provides an overview of modern families and their complex roles and beliefs to sensitize teachers to the diversity and needs of families they will encounter, including multilingual, multiethnic, multigenerational, and gender-diverse families from different socioeconomic backgrounds. This practical, comprehensive book is an indispensable guide for home-school-community collaborations. HOME, SCHOOL, & COMMUNITY RELATIONS, 9th Edition, meets the needs of teachers and administrators who desire to create effective, culturally-competent partnerships with families, and helps to prepare future teachers for their careers. It provides an overview of modern families and their complex roles and beliefs to sensitize teachers to the diversity and needs of families they will encounter, including multilingual, multiethnic, multigenerational, and gender-diverse families from different socioeconomic backgrounds. The book fully discusses both the benefits of creating productive partnerships and the barriers that teachers must overcome. Abundant examples clarify the book''s practical and effective communication strategies. Current developments in the field of early childhood education are emphasized, including brain research and development, legislative mandates in education, professional standards of the field, and strategies for working with families of students with diverse learning needs. |
| Imprint Name: | Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc |
| Publisher Name: | Cengage Learning, Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2015-01-01 |
