Engaging Families in the High School Transition: Initial Findings from a Continuous Improvement Initiative

Autor/inn/en	Mac Iver, Martha Abele; Sheldon, Steven; Epstein, Joyce; Rice, Eric; Mac Iver, Douglas; Simmons, Adie
Titel	Engaging Families in the High School Transition: Initial Findings from a Continuous Improvement Initiative
Quelle	In: School Community Journal, 28 (2018) 1, S.37-66 (30 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-308X
Schlagwörter	Case Studies; Family Involvement; Transitional Programs; High School Students; Barriers; College School Cooperation; Partnerships in Education; Educational Improvement; Surveys; Observation; Program Implementation; Program Effectiveness; School Involvement; Grade 8; Grade 9; Middle Schools; High Schools; Semi Structured Interviews; Washington (Seattle) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Beobachtung; Schulmitwirkung; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule
Abstract	This case study focuses on one district's process of continuous improvement in family engagement. The improvement effort addresses the point at which family engagement tends to decline precipitously and students are particularly vulnerable--the transition into high school. In this article we analyze the implementation of a continuous improvement approach to engaging families as students make this critical transition. In particular, we describe (a) the variation in schools' family engagement activities and participation in cycles of inquiry, (b) the challenges identified by schools to implementing the family engagement approach and cycles of inquiry, and (c) the learning that occurred for both the participating schools and the district-university partnership team through the continuous improvement process. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01