The fourth of 16 booklets designed for use in an Open University course about education for handicapped children in the United Kingdom, this document focuses on family life, particularly in families with severely handicapped children. Parents' reactions to the initial diagnosis of their child's handicapping condition are discussed, as well as the…

This research was done to find out the present communicative qualification of parents with students. Through the research, parents of primary school V. grade students were chosen for sampling. Data have been collected with "the scale of instructional communicative qualification of parents" that its reliability and validity study have…

This book examines how teachers and administrators can prepare themselves to create positive relationships and productive partnerships with families and communities. There are two main parts with seven chapters. The chapters include readings by outside authors. Part 1, "Understanding School, Family, and Community Partnerships," includes: (1)…