Del i serien Family School Community Partnership Issues

Power of Community Engagement for Educational Change

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

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Effective schools engage a wide range of families and community members to support their award-winning programs. This monograph highlights exemplary examples of communities, including foundations, community organizers, non-profit organizations, community agencies, as well as school districts, that lead successful group, school, district and state level initiatives to improve educational outcomes.Practitioners and scholars join hands to share promising practices and research-based examples of community initiatives that have had positive impacts on families, schools, and communities. This monograph is vital to educational leadership preparation programs; education policymakers at the local, state, and national levels; school and district level administrators; and a broad range of community leaders.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2015-09-10
Mått156 x 234 x 13 mm
Vikt455 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieFamily School Community Partnership Issues
Antal sidor196
FörlagEmerald Publishing Inc
ISBN9781681231891

Foreword, Diana B. Hiatt-Michael.Chapter 1. The Power and Potential of Community-Based Approaches to Educational Change, Michael P. Evans.Chapter 2. Two Concepts of Community Engagement: Interviews with Don Davies and Martin Blank, Diana B. Hiatt-Michael.Chapter 3. From Private Citizens to Public Actors: The Development of Parent Leaders Through Community Organizing, Mark R. Warren, Karen L. Mapp and Paul J. Kuttner.Chapter 4. Community Engagement as a Central Activity in New Charter Schools, Brian R. Beabout and Joseph L. Boselovic.Chapter 5. Parents and School Fundraising Policies: From Donors To Equity Advocates, Sue Winton.Chapter 6. Youth Engagement in Educational Change, Cristen Jenkins.Chapter 7. Promising Practices for Principals: Partnering With Youth Organizers Inside Schools, Jerusha Conner.Chapter 8. Operation Dream: The Formation of an Out-of-School Time Program for Youth, Martin Scanlan.Chapter 9. Foundation Support for Bridge-Building Between District Personnel and Local Communities, Mara Casey Tieken, Tracie Potochnik and Keith C. Catone.Chapter 10. Community Organizing for Highly Effective Teachers: Grow Your Own, Anne Hallett and Michael D. Rodríguez.Chapter 11. Important Qualities In A School Community Partnership: Focus On Refugee And Immigrant Families, Sergio Keck, Shirin Timms, and Guofang Li.