ERIC Number: EJ1019064
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Mar
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1245
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Process into Products: Supporting Teachers to Engage Parents
Abel, Yolanda
Education and Urban Society, v46 n2 p181-191 Mar 2014
This article addresses the need for novice teachers to receive exposure and experiences related to family engagement as part of their academic preparation to better facilitate their actual parent involvement practices. In a graduate-level parent involvement in education course, early childhood educators had an opportunity to engage in a variety of family engagement practices and reflect on the effectiveness and outcomes for the students and their families.
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Parent Participation, Program Effectiveness, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Teacher Education, Graduate Study, Interpersonal Communication, Intervention, Urban Education, Urban Areas
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: No Child Left Behind Act 2001
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