This handbook provides information targeted for migrant advocates working with the Louisiana Migrant Education student advocacy program. The handbook lists the advocate's job responsibilities and gives a job description for advocates. Because the advocate is a vital link between the family and the school system, it is important for advocates to…

This paper is the third in a series of studies concerned with the effects of different forms and sources of leadership. It examines the effects of transformational leadership practices on organizational conditions and student engagement with school, taking into account the potentially large effects of family educational culture. For the study, a…

This study examined how women who work in the professions and who have been mothers for 1 to 4 years construct and coordinate their roles as professionals and as mothers, in terms of both the symbolic meanings of these roles and the practical organization of their daily activity related to these roles. Fifteen women participated in extensive…

Researchers and other persons interested in promoting research about rural school busing met in Columbus, Ohio, in December 1998. Drawing on that meeting and the rural school literature, this report describes why school transportation is an important issue nationwide, explains the lack of research on rural school busing, proposes a research…

The conservation of childhood and youth is a problem that is occupying the attention of educators, publicists, and welfare workers in this and other countries. Conservation of child life is not separable from the problem of conservation of womanhood. During the past two years, greater service was demanded from the women throughout the country.…

It is time to analyze closely what children's problems are, what we know, what funds we have, and how our institutions -- families, schools, churches, community centers, organizations, and industry -- can cooperate in trying to meet the needs of our children most effectively. (Author)

Thoughts are presented from two administrators about the procedure they followed and the problems they encountered in implementing an open education program. Advice is given to those who are about to become involved with open education. (Author/DN)

This paper offers some practical suggestions and techniques in dealing with organized opposition to sex education and family life education programs. (BY)

Describes the elements of an adequate educational setting for emotionally disturbed children. (Author/DR)

Offers suggestions for both teachers and parents about how they can best work together in a new partnership. (Author/JM)

Questionnaires administered to 956 public and parochial school teachers investigated classroom behavior problems, the level at which preponderance occurred, use of corporal punishment, and the attitudes teachers have taken toward these critical situations. A majority of the teachers blamed the home for the increase in discipline problems. (DS)

Claims that for home and school to cooperate on behalf of students, they must share a similar vision. Presents the concept of "critical literacy" to provide this vision. Recommends establishment of standards that clarify literacy outcomes, creation of a developmental perspective for monitoring students' progress, implementation of…

Describes an expanded role for counselors in urban school settings that can improve linkages among families, schools, and communities. Discusses school-based family counseling's (SBFC) role, its specific components, the development of SBFC positions, and practical applications. Provides a case study of SBFC intervention and outlines implications…

Examines ways to increase the effectiveness of partnerships between schools, families, and communities. Recommends using smarter communication, making the school more welcoming to families and communities, reaching out to reluctant families, enlisting parents and community agencies to help educate children, and helping families obtain support for…