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Area: PRACTITIONER:family connections and partnerships

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    Understanding Latino parental involvement in education: Perceptions, expectations, and recommendations

    1/1/07 - Maria Estele Zarante

    "The findings of this study indicated that divergent definitions and perceptions of parental involvement in education exist among the different stakeholders. Moreover, the findings revealed that schools lack clear organizational goals and objectives on how best to involve parents in the schools. These insights can inform discussions about how schools can best acknowledge, encourage, and increase parental involvement in schools. School administrators, school board members, corporate school...

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    Understanding the Special Education Process

    1/1/06 - Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers,

    The chart below offers an overview of the special education process. It is not designed to show all steps or the specific details. It shows what happens from the time a child is referred for evaluation and is identified as having a disability, through the development of an individualized education program (IEP). The process begins when someone (school staff, parents, etc.) makes a referral for an initial evaluation. An explanation of each numbered area follows the chart.

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    What is service learning: A guide for parents

    1/1/07 - Kaye, C.B.

    Service learning takes place in schools and youth groups across America. Service-learning connects classroom studies with the natural caring and concern young people have for their world. Service-learning allows young people to contribute to solving problems by helping others in their school community, their neighborhood, or around the world. When students apply what they are learning in ways that help others, the results are memorable. Students gain lessons that last a lifetime. While...

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    Why do we educate our children?

    1/1/08 - Mike Rose

    As the 2008 election moves center stage, I would like us to pause and ask ourselves the big question. Why do we as a nation yearly engage in the hugely expensive and culturally monumental ritual of sending children to school? From everything we hear, it’s to prepare the next generation for the economy, and that preparation is measured through scores on standardized tests. This has been the primary justification for education for a generation.But our children are more than economic beings...

  • Working with families, community members, and school-based professionals

    The National Technical Assistance Center for Personnel Preparation in Special Education Minority Institutions of Higher Education (Monarch Center),

    Professionals in special education must be able to work effectively with families and other school-based professionals. This section provides resources on how higher education faculty can improve this dimension of their programs.

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