Improving School-Family-Community Partnerships in the Middle Grades. This We Believe and Now We Must Act.

Epstein, Joyce L.

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ERIC Number: EJ605449

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Publication Date: 1996

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Improving School-Family-Community Partnerships in the Middle Grades. This We Believe and Now We Must Act.

Epstein, Joyce L.

Middle School Journal, v28 n2 p43-48 Nov 1996

Describes six types of school, family, and community involvement in the middle grades: (1) parenting; (2) communicating; (3) volunteering; learning at home; (4) decision making; and (5) collaborating with community. Links school-family-community partnerships to 12 recommended characteristics of responsive middle schools. (DLH)

Descriptors: Educational Environment, Family School Relationship, Institutional Characteristics, Middle Schools, Parent Student Relationship, Partnerships in Education, School Community Relationship

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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