Contribution of Parents to School Effectiveness

Sheila WolfendaleJohn Bastiani

• Foreword by Professor Peter Mortimore. Biographical Details of Contributors. Part 1 1. Effective Schools for the Future: Incorporating the Parental and Family Dimension Sheila Wolfendale 2. ‘I Know it Works! … Actually Proving it is the Problem!’: Examining the Contribution of Parents to Pupil Progress and School Effectiveness John Bastiani 3. New Coalitions for Promoting School Effectiveness John MacBeath Part 2 4. INSPIRE Beryl Bateson 5. An LEA Perspective on Parental Involvement Sue Barnes 6. The Contribution of Parents to School Effectiveness: Newham’s City Challenge Action for Achievement Project Bala Bawa 7. Parents and the School Working Together to Achieve Success: One School’s Experience Angus Hardie and Margaret Alcorn Part 3 8. Starting Early with Books Barrie Wade and Maggie Moore 9. ‘Am I Doing It Right?’ SHARE – A National Parental Involvement Programme Lisa Capper 10. ICT as a Catalyst – Parental Involvement in the National Literacy Association Docklands Learning Acceleration Project Ray Barber and Glen Franklin. Index.