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Parent Conferences: Guidelines for the Counselor
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Barda, William R. – Clearing House, 1971
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Counselor Attitudes, Parent Conferences, Parent Counseling
Course Electives: Improving Selection through a System of Parent-Pupil-Teacher Conferences
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Brimm, R.P. – Clearing House, 1969
Descriptors: Elective Courses, Guidance Programs, Parent Conferences, Parent Teacher Cooperation
The Dilemma of the Parent-Teacher Conference.
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Black, Watt L.; Nicklas, Willis L. – Clearing House, 1980
Presents two hypothetical dialogues, one intended to illustrate some of the problems parents encounter when they confer with teachers, the other to illustrate a successful parent teacher conference. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Teacher Conferences, Success
A Practical Guide to Parent-Teacher Conferences.
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Paine, Lawrence M. – Clearing House, 1978
A description of the development and operation of the home-school conferencing program at Frederick Roehm Junior High School in Berea, Ohio. (SJL)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Junior High Schools, Parent Teacher Conferences, Program Descriptions
Conferencing Skills: Working with Parents.
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Reis, Elizabeth M. – Clearing House, 1988
Offers five tips that teachers can use to improve their skills in communicating with parents. Discusses each tip and provides a scripted example emphasizing how each tip could be used in a parent-teacher conference. (MS)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Communication, Parent Teacher Conferences, Parent Teacher Cooperation
The Involved Father: A New Challenge in Parent Conferences.
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Manning, M. Lee – Clearing House, 1983
Notes that fathers are becoming more involved in the education of their children. Offers suggestions for conducting a successful conference with fathers. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Family School Relationship, Fathers, Parent Participation
Five Guidelines for Parent-Teacher Conferences.
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McSweeney, John P. – Clearing House, 1983
Offers guidelines designed to diminish many commonly held teacher fears about conferences with parents. Stresses planning, commonalities, climate, control, and conclusion. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Parent Role, Parent Teacher Conferences
Counselor-Team Collaboration in Middle and Junior High Schools.
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Presnell, Clarice Davis – Clearing House, 1980
The development of interdisciplinary teaching teams offers the counselor increasing opportunities to benefit larger numbers of students than usually appear in the guidance office. The counselor also gains more opportunities for inservice teacher education and for facilitating parent-teacher conferences. A format for this last function is outlined.…
Descriptors: Counselor Role, Counselor Teacher Cooperation, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools
Student-Led Parent-Teacher Conferences.
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Borba, John A.; Olvera, Cherise M. – Clearing House, 2001
Outlines the six-stage process used at Gustine Middle School for student-led parent-teacher conferences. Discusses how this encourages students to participate actively in evaluating their own progress, which motivates them toward personal initiatives to inspire learning, and improves student communication about learning with both parents and…
Descriptors: Learner Controlled Instruction, Metacognition, Middle Schools, Parent Teacher Conferences
Facilitative Conferences: Parents and Teachers Working Together.
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Simmons, Betty Jo – Clearing House, 2002
Suggests that the following three basic assumptions can eradicate negativity about parent teacher conferences: assume good will; assume competence; and assume a shared responsibility. Contends teachers should: assure parents of support; value parents' ideas and opinions; make parents comfortable; keep parents informed; and offer helpful…
Descriptors: Family School Relationship, Parent Attitudes, Parent Teacher Conferences, Secondary Education
The Parent-Teacher Groups: Time To Go It Alone?
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Atkinson, Keith W. – Clearing House, 1972
Author feels the need for parent-teacher groups will continue, since they are the means of communication between school and community. (SP)
Descriptors: Community Support, Parent Associations, Parent School Relationship, Parent Teacher Conferences