TY  - BOOK
AU  - Berger,Eugenia Hepworth
TI  - Parents as partners in education: families and schools working together 
SN  - 9780132286701
AV  - LC225.3 .B47 2008
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Upper Saddle River, N.J.
PB  - Pearson/Merrill Prentice Hall
KW  - Home and school
KW  - United States
KW  - Education
KW  - Parent participation
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-462) and index; Contents; Ch. 1	Family involvement - essential for a child's development	; Ch. 2	Families and communities : overview, trends, and insights	; Ch. 3	Working with culturally diverse groups	; Ch. 4	Historical overview of family life, diverse families, and parent involvement	; Ch. 5	Effective home - school - community relationships	; Ch. 6	Communication and parent programs	; Ch. 7	Collaborative leadership - working with parents	; Ch. 8	School-based programs	; Ch. 9	Home-based programs	; Ch. 10	Working with parents of a child with disabilities	; Ch. 11	The abused child	; Ch. 12	Rights, responsibilities, and advocacy
N2  - "This text uniquely provides comprehensive coverage of the history of parenting and parent/school collaboration, current issues and immigration trends affecting American schools and communities, diverse family structures, and many techniques that teaching professionals can use to engage family members of all children more completely as partners in education. Chapters on working with families of children with special needs and on child abuse are remarkable aspects of this text."--Jacket
ER  -