One Step Closer: Connecting Parents and Teachers for Improved Student Outcomes

Autor/inn/en	Mereoiu, Mariana; Abercrombie, Sara; Murray, Mary
Titel	One Step Closer: Connecting Parents and Teachers for Improved Student Outcomes
Quelle	In: Cogent Education, 3 (2016) 1, Artikel 1243079 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2331-186X
DOI	10.1080/2331186X.2016.1243079
Schlagwörter	Parent Teacher Cooperation; Partnerships in Education; Pretests Posttests; Focus Groups; Parent Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Family School Relationship; Communication Strategies; Information Dissemination; Special Education; Cooperative Planning; Training; Inclusion; Faculty Development; Qualitative Research; Special Education Teachers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Parent teacher relation; Parent-teacher cooperation; Parent-teacher relation; Parent-teacher relationship; Parent teacher relationship; Eltern-Lehrer-Beziehung; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Elternverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Kommunikationsstrategie; Informationsverbreitung; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Ausbildung; Inklusion; Qualitative Forschung; Special education; Teacher; Teachers; Sonderpädagoge; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende
Abstract	This study investigated the influence of a professional learning intervention on parents and special educators' perceptions of collaboration to support student outcomes. Over a period of six months, participants worked together to identify effective ways to establish and sustain partnerships in their districts. Eight pre- and post-intervention semi-structured focus groups were conducted with homogenous parent and educator participant groups. Findings indicated that participants recognized specific needs of improvement in home-school partnerships in the areas of: communication, understanding, and appreciation of the families' experiences, contributions and funds of knowledge, and participation in special education processes. The post-intervention findings indicated that the training helped participants to gain critical insight over each other's perspectives. This study brings important considerations for school districts or other agencies to design and deliver effective professional development in the area of partnerships between schools and families. (As Provided).
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Update	2021/2/06