Family Involvement: Challenges to Consider, Strengths to Build On

Autor/in	Souto-Manning, Mariana
Titel	Family Involvement: Challenges to Consider, Strengths to Build On
Quelle	In: Young Children, 65 (2010) 2, S.82-88 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1538-6619
Schlagwörter	Family Involvement; Teachers; Teacher Role; Family School Relationship; Early Childhood Education; Cultural Background; Academic Achievement; Volunteers; Expertise; Peer Relationship; Literacy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerrolle; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Schulleistung; Freiwilliger; Expert appraisal; Peer-Beziehungen; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit
Abstract	Educators have long known that family involvement is vital to children's success in school. Yet many teachers struggle to find effective ways to involve families in their classrooms. Often, the dilemma is due not to families' lack of interest but rather to time constraints and differing cultural expectations about the roles of teachers and families. In today's fast-paced society, teachers and families face competing demands for their time, energy, and resources. For an ever growing number of families, adults work and children attend early education programs. In trying to reach out to families and make classrooms inclusive places, caring and well-intentioned educators may unknowingly place additional demands on families. In fact, research shows time demands and cultural mismatch as two prevalent challenges to family involvement. To respond to these challenges, this article explores ways in which teachers can involve families while respecting the demands on their time and the expectations of diverse cultures. While this is not an exhaustive list of ideas, it provides a foundation for teachers to start imagining how to involve families in their children's educational settings. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Association for the Education of Young Children. 1313 L Street NW Suite 500, Washington, DC 22205-4101. Tel: 800-424-2460; Tel: 202-232-8777; Fax: 202-328-2649; e-mail: editorial@naeyc.org; Web site: http://journal.naeyc.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10