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What is Teacher-Parent Involvement (Sometimes Called Parent Engagement)

Handbook of Research on Leadership and Advocacy for Children and Families in Rural Poverty
The practice of working together to better the education and well-being of the child and the school. In its highest form this would be a mutually shared construction, with parents feeling welcomed at the school and classroom as respected and valued decision makers. Parent involvement must acknowledge however the importance of the work parents do outside the classroom to support the child and the school. This includes involvement in the homework, literacy practices and development of the child.
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Home-School Pathways: Exploring Opportunities for Teacher and Parent Connections
Kathy Renita Fox (Watson College of Education, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2787-0.ch018
Abstract
Teachers who are informed about the children, families, and communities where they teach are better prepared to share resources and advocate for gaps in literacy and other services in rural communities. Despite the importance of home-school partnerships for children's academic success, aspects of parent involvement and community engagement are often omitted from teacher preparation programs. As a result, many new teachers do not feel adequately prepared to work with families. A variety of strategies are needed for teachers to successfully engage families from diverse cultures and in communities where they teach but not live. Included in this chapter are practices that university teacher preparation programs can initiate to better train teachers to look for engagement opportunities in their school communities.
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