Improving Schools Through Community Engagement : a Practical Guide for Educators.

How can educators harness public interest in education to bring families and communities to action? This invaluable resource addresses initiatives to engage constituent involvement.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chadwick, Kathy Gardner
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2003.
Temas:
Community and school > United States > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Community education > United States > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
School improvement programs > United States > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Éducation communautaire > États-Unis > Guides, manuels, etc.
Enseignement > Réforme > États-Unis > Guides, manuels, etc.
Community and school
Community education
School improvement programs
United States
handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • About the Author
  • Chapter 1
  • How does an Engaged Community Improve Student Achievement?
  • What is Public, or Community, Engagement?
  • How does the Community Engagement Process Work?
  • How does "Community Engagement" Help Schools?
  • Chapter 2
  • Framing the Issue for the Community Engagement Process
  • The Sponsorship Decision
  • Creation of the Planning Team
  • Framing the Issue
  • The Issue of Funding
  • The Issue of Parent and Community Involvement
  • The Issue of Disparities in Student Achievement
  • The Issue of Standards
  • Key Lessons Learned in these Initiatives
  • Chapter 3
  • Identifying Key Constituencies in Our Community
  • Internal Constituencies
  • Engaging the Community at Large
  • Some Hints for Getting Organized
  • Chapter 4
  • Techniques to better Understand our Constituents
  • Constituent Analysis
  • Techniques for Understanding Constituents
  • Developing a Data Management System
  • Chapter 5
  • Strategies to Encourage Constituent Action
  • Moving Out from the School into the Community
  • Bringing the Community into the Schools
  • Keeping the Community Engaged
  • Chapter 6
  • Sustaining the Community Engagement Process
  • Training for Educators
  • Training for Parents and Community Members
  • Training for Youth
  • A Brighter Future for Public Schools
  • Resource: Summary of Internet Sources
  • References
  • Index.

Ejemplares similares