Involving Hard-to-Reach Parents

Creating Family/School Partnerships

By (author) Donald C. Lueder

Publication date:

16 January 2011

Length of book:

146 pages

Publisher

R&L Education

Dimensions:

241x163mm
6x10"

ISBN-13: 9781610480475

Involving Hard-to-Reach Parents: Creating Family/School Partnerships presents a comprehensive strategy for reaching out to help the parents to get involved in the education of their children. This book describes, in practical terms, ways to develop and establish collaborative relationships with parents, especially those that are underserved. The book is about change: change so children to get the help and support they need to be successful. The book is for anyone who wants to reach out and work with all families.

Chapter 1 Chapter I: Introduction: The Case of the of the Missing Families
Chapter 2: Fully Involved Families: The Goal
Chapter 3: Family/School/ Partnerships: A Solution
Chapter 4: Barriers: Gaps to Overcome
Chapter 5: The Self-Renewing Partnership Model: Energy-Out and Energy-In
Chapter 6: Connecting: Bridging the Gaps
Chapter 7: Communicating: Establishing a Flow
Chapter 8: Coordinating: Getting It Together
Chapter 9: Coaching: Building a Team

Educators clearly understand the nexus between parental involvement and student academic achievement. However, too few of us have successfully found ways to meaningfully involve 'hard to reach' families in our school improvement efforts. Thanks to Lueder's Self-Renewing Partnership Model, we finally have a strategy to help solve this seemingly unsolvable puzzle.