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Informationen zum Autor Joyce L. Epstein is director of the Center on School! Family! and Community Partnerships and the National Network of Partnership Schools! principal research scientist in the Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed at Risk (CRESPAR)! and professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins University. She has over 100 publications on the organization and effects of school! classroom! family! and peer environments! with many focused on school! family! and community connections. In 1995! she established the National Network of Partnership Schools to demonstrate the important intersections of research! policy! and practice for school improvement. She serves on numerous editorial boards and advisory panels on family involvement and school reform and is a recipient of the Academy for Educational Development's 1991 Alvin C. Eurich Education Award and the 1997 Working Mother's Magazine Parent Involvement in Education Award for her work on school! family! and community partnerships. Her most recent book! School! Family! and Community Partnerships: Preparing Educators and Improving Schools (Westview Press! 2001)! aims to add the topic of family and community involvement to courses for future teachers and administrators. She earned a PhD in sociology from Johns Hopkins University. Klappentext 'It's all here-everything you need to start! sustain! and grow an effective! research-based partnership program. With the addition of a CD-ROM! the essential tools are even more accessible! portable! and adaptable to the challenges and opportunities facing our schools' -Joe Munnich! Family and Community Involvement Coordinator Saint Paul Public Schools! MN 'Useful for state leaders as well as districts and schools for organizing sustainable partnership programs to support student learning. We use the Handbook to provide training to school teams! parent leaders! school boards! superintendents! and their cabinets across California' -Jeana Preston! Director! California Parent Center San Diego State University Research Foundation Build partnerships with families and the community to promote equity and student success! When schools! families! and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students' education! they can make a positive impact on student achievement. Based on 25 years of research! this updated edition of a bestseller details a framework that enables school! district! and state leaders to develop more effective programs for family and community involvement. A team of well-known experts shows how to create Action Teams for Partnerships and train team members in planning and implementing partnership activities to reach school goals. Educational leaders will also learn how teams can mobilize community resources! resolve challenges to reach all families! evaluate program results! and continue to improve plans and practices over time. This practical handbook includes: - New examples of successful partnership activities - Increased attention to connecting familymmunity involvement to goals for student success - New inventories that define leadership roles - A CD-ROM with forms and a PowerPoint presentation for workshops! with Spanish translations of selected reproducibles The comprehensive third edition of School! Family! and Community Partnerships demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive! goal-oriented programs. Inhaltsverzeichnis 110372431 ...
