Research provides insight into parent attributes that support partnerships with teachers. These attributes include warmth, sensitivity, nurturance, the ability to listen, consistency, positive self-image, personal competence, and effective interpersonal skills. Researchers have cited positive attitudes, continuous teacher training, involvement in…

This book examines the role of the home in children's education and presents a program for parent involvement to improve children's school learning. Chapter 1 reviews evidence that underlines the key role of the home in children's educational development. Chapter 2 examines a variety of efforts being made around the world that attempt to build…

School-based early childhood centers have the potential for responding effectively to a broad range of child and family needs and to society's demands for more effective schools. They have four defining features: (1) implementation of quality programs and developmentally appropriate practices for young children through age eight; (2) families as…

This booklet shares strategies that schools can undertake to provide parents with opportunities, information, and skills they may need to support their children's education. The booklet recognizes the importance of addressing the needs of the whole family in order to break the intergenerational cycle of school failure. Parts 1 and 2 outline an…

Notes that not all opposition to busing derives from socially, unhealthy, or immoral values and provides alternatives such as fear of sending children into high crime areas. Most Bostonians are said to hate forced busing because of the violence it is spawning. [Available from America, 106 West 56th Street, New York, New York 10019]. (Author/AM)

Twenty-six contributed papers address aspects of parents programs developed by colleges and universities. Papers have the following titles and authors: "Parents--Who Are They and What Do They Want?" (Clark Oldroyd); "Bringing Parents into the Institutional Family" (John Sayre); "Parents Programs and Philanthropy Along the…

The Attendance Improvement Dropout Prevention program (A.I.D.P.) is a state-funded, multi-faceted program designed to provide services to students considered to be at risk of dropping out of school. The elementary school A.I.D.P. program is comprised of six components: facilitation, attendance outreach, guidance, health, school-level linkage, and…

Findings from a new nationally representative survey of 25,000 American eighth graders, their parents, teachers, and principals are reported. The study was produced by the Education Department's Office of Educational Research and Improvement and is called the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988, or NELS:88. NELS:88 will follow the…

This paper focuses on improving communication between home and school in the areas of curriculum and assessment. Research based on interviews with headteachers, management staff, guidance staff, subject-based staff, and parents, suggests several guidelines. Suggestions for preferred practices are offered so that school staff can check them against…

Over the past few years there has been a growing interest in family involvement, family intervention, and family counseling by professionals. This interest is underscored by an ever increasing need for parent and family involvement in the education of children. Schools have responded to the need for parental and family involvement with specific…

This book provides beginning preschool teachers with an easy-to-follow program for immediate use, and experienced teachers with ideas and activities suitable for integration into existing programs. Chapter 1 presents a recommended model for a daily preschool schedule, along with a task-by-task description of a typical day's responsibilities for…

A total of 66 families from one high school and 64 families from another were randomly selected from school records to participate in telephone interviews regarding school/home communications. Families were selected to represent equal numbers of tenth-, eleventh-, and twelfth-grade boys and girls (30 of each sex) from varying urban and rural…

In Minnesota, where nearly 18,000 Indochinese have resettled, educational institutions are concerned with providing immigrants with the necessary support to ease the absorption process. But many Indochinese students face complex difficulties and problems that are not being addressed. As the student passes through four distinct periods of…

A survey conducted in May and June of 1987 sought the opinions of parents and teachers on how they view one another's role and performance in the education of children. The survey also measured the extent to which they were in agreement or disagreement about ways to strengthen home-school links. The resulting data are based on interviews with…

A survey was conducted in l979 of teachers who had taken a course on behavior problems to determine the course's effectiveness. Information was sought on teachers' concerns about discipline, perceptions of causes of discipline problems, and effectiveness of various techniques presented in the course for classroom application. A group of teachers…