Empowering parents and teachers : working for children

Author(s)

• Wolfendale, Sheila
• Morgan, Alwyn

Bibliographic Information

Empowering parents and teachers : working for children

Sheila Wolfendale ; with contributions by Alwyn Morgan ... [et al.]

（Introduction to education）

Cassell, 1992

• pbk

Note

Includes bibliographies and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

pbk ISBN 9780304323807

Description

It is aimed at primarily teachers in training as well as lecturers, those on in-service courses, inspectors, advisors, advisory teachers and educational psychologists.

Table of Contents

• The rise of parents in education
• the parenting role and its relevance to education
• effective learning at home
• parents in schools
• assessment of progress
• parents and equal opportunities
• the parents' voice
• policies for parental participation
• home-school links.

Volume

ISBN 9780304323814

Description

This text places the theory within the appropriate sociological, political and educational contexts, identifies the key arguments, sums up the current state of the debate, and identifies future questions and issues. Each chapter in this anlaysis of parental involvement and home-school links covers a specific topic area. The author looks at the increasing representation of parents in education and their contribution to school processes. She draws extensively on her own professional experience, outlining theories and research work. The book should encourage trainee teachers to explore the theories underlying home-school initiative with a view to developing their own effective practice. It is aimed at primarily teachers in training as well as lecturers, those on in-service courses, inspectors, advisors, advisory teachers and educational psychologists.

Table of Contents

• The rise of parents in education
• the parenting role and its relevance to education
• effective learning at home
• parents in schools
• assessment of progress
• parents and equal opportunities
• the parents' voice
• policies for parental participation
• home-school links.

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Details

• NCID: BA19369371
• ISBN:
  • 0304323810
  • 0304323802
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: x, 166 p.
• Size: 23 cm.
• Classification:
  • DC20 : 370.193120941
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA18659831