Parents as Partners in Education: Families and Schools Working Together, seventh edition, uniquely provides comprehensive coverage of the history of parenting and parent/school collaboration, current issues and immigration trends affecting American schools and communities, diverse family structures and ethnic groups, and many techniques that teaching professionals can use to engage family members of all children more completely as partners in education. Chapters on … More >>
#1 by Reginald Williams on July 2, 2010 - 11:47 am
This book has everything from parent involvement to parent teacher conferencing to the very best history of parent education/involvement that I have EVER seen.
If you can’t find any book by Kevin Swick, then get this one. Heck! Get ‘em both! You can never do with enough ways to get parents involved with children during the early years.
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by Teacher on July 2, 2010 - 1:04 pm
This book is comprehensive and easy to follow. It is useful for understanding the various perspectives of both teachers and families. I think it is essential for new teachers, as well as those who may feel the need to prioritize and start putting families and communication first!
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Rating: 4 / 5
#3 by Elizabeth A. Campbell on July 2, 2010 - 2:21 pm
I bought this book for a class and thought it would be one that would be relevant to my work with parents. There is only so much that can be said and then there is repetition or information that is far from necessary. I was assigned chapter 10, “working with parents of children with disabilities”. Of the 42 pages 26 talked about the history and laws of special education. There was not really anything useful in the chapter that gave specific advise on working with parents. Some of the other chapters were child abuse and home schooling. Not at all what I expected.
Rating: 2 / 5
#4 by M. Bridenstine on July 2, 2010 - 2:32 pm
Took a class in college that required this book. Has lots of good info and is an easy read.
Rating: 4 / 5
#5 by Anonymous on July 2, 2010 - 4:18 pm
This is a very good book, it doesn’t only focus on teachers but on parents and student as well. This book is easy to read, not heavy scientific language, and has very beautiful pictures. As a student and a mother I surely find everything I wish to read and know about “parents as partners in education”. Thank you for a great book!
Rating: 5 / 5