Value Added?: Teachers' Investments in and Orientations toward Parent Involvement in Education

Autor/inn/en	Schecter, Sandra R.; Sherri, Dana L.
Titel	Value Added?: Teachers' Investments in and Orientations toward Parent Involvement in Education
Quelle	In: Urban Education, 44 (2009) 1, S.59-87 (29 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0042-0859
DOI	10.1177/0042085908317676
Schlagwörter	Parent Participation; Ethnography; Parent School Relationship; Minority Groups; Parent Teacher Cooperation; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Collaboration; Student Diversity; Immigrants; Cultural Pluralism; Foreign Countries; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elternmitwirkung; Ethnografie; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Ethnische Minderheit; Parent teacher relation; Parent-teacher cooperation; Parent-teacher relation; Parent-teacher relationship; Parent teacher relationship; Eltern-Lehrer-Beziehung; Lehrerverhalten; Lehrerkooperation; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Kulturpluralismus; Ausland; Kanada
Abstract	Research suggests that community-referenced pedagogy initiatives foster academic inclusion for minority students. However, we know little about such engagements' benefits for teachers. This study provides insights into teachers' dispositions toward school-based parent involvement in education based on ethnographic data collected through participant observation and sequenced, scheduled interviews and follow-up conversations with 3 key teacher respondents. Results demonstrate respondents' convergences regarding these engagements' "value-added" dimensions for the "other." Teachers acknowledged benefits related to curriculum orientation for parents, opening lines of communication, building community, linguistic diversity as a resource, and parent advocacy. Although respondents converged on "value added" for self, they placed different emphases on this value's dimensions. (Contains 4 notes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10