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Family Group Conferencing in Inclusive Preschool Classrooms during Distance Learning
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Chiappe, Jenny C.; Dellinger, Adrienne M.; Coddington, Catherine; Selmi, Ann – Issues in Teacher Education, 2022
The purpose of this pilot study is to understand the impact of Family Group Conferencing (FGC) on the collaboration among general education and special education teachers, teachers' attitudes toward family outreach and perceived outcomes of preschool students with and without disabilities enrolled in inclusive classrooms during distance learning.…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Educational Cooperation, Teacher Attitudes, Special Education Teachers
Integrating Conceptions of Scaffolding and Co-Construction to Enhance Parental Involvement in the Pre-Nursery of a British International School
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Brinn, Michelle – International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning, 2016
Whilst many practitioners value positive and effective working relationships with parents, enhancing home-school interactions can be complex, especially within highly diverse contexts. Within the UK, partnership working with parents is widely advocated. However, there may exist subtle, but crucial differences between interactions that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Family Involvement, Parent Participation
The Making of the Ordinary Child in Preschool
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Alasuutari, Maarit; Markstrom, Ann-Marie – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2011
The article examines parent-teacher conferences in Finnish and Swedish preschools. Previous research has shown that the conferences are mostly about the evaluation of the child. Based on qualitative data, the article studies how this evaluation is done. It asks how the institutional order regarding children is constructed in parent-teacher…
Descriptors: Parent Teacher Conferences, Parent School Relationship, Preschool Children, Foreign Countries
The Parent-Teacher Conference in the Swedish Preschool: A Study of an Ongoing Process as a "Pocket of Local Order"
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Markstrom, Ann-Marie – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2009
This article explores the construction of parent-teacher conferences in the Swedish preschool and focuses on processes that construct and maintain these meetings. The analysis draws upon an ethnographic study in two preschools and the empirical material consists of 11 audiotaped parent-teacher conferences and observations of everyday activities…
Descriptors: Parent Teacher Conferences, Ethnography, Parent School Relationship, Preschool Education
Parent Power: Build the Bridge to Success
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US Department of Education, 2010
President Obama has a cradle-to-career plan to reform the nation's schools. He also is calling on parents to take responsibility for their child's success. His vision includes the belief that all children can and will succeed, and that parents are the bridge to this success. Parents, guardians and caregivers can help children by connecting with…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Parent Student Relationship, Parents as Teachers
Inclusive Education Ideal at the Negotiating Table: Accounts of Educational Possibilities for Disabled Children within Inter-Disciplinary Team Meetings
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Vehkakoski, Tanja M. – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2008
The debate about whether to include all kinds of students in the general education classrooms is a current topic in the European and Scandinavian educational policy. This paper comes to grips with this topic by focusing on the process through which professionals define educational possibilities and risks for one group of children considered as…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Assistive Technology, Educational Policy, Mainstreaming