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| List of Tables and Figures | |
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| Preface and Acknowledgments | |
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| Understanding School, Family, and Community Partnerships | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Matching Rhetoric with Practice | |
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| The Need | |
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| The Gap | |
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| Evidence of Change | |
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| Policies Encourage Preparation on Partnerships | |
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| More Is Needed | |
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| The Goals | |
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| Achieving the Goals | |
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| Using This Volume | |
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| Setting a Course | |
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| Featured Topics for Discussion | |
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| Activities and Exercises | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Theory and Overview | |
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| Toward a Theory of Family-School Connections: Teacher Practices and Parent Involvement | |
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| Moving Forward: Ideas for Research on School, Family, and Community Partnerships | |
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| Discussion and Activities | |
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| Research | |
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| Parent Involvement: A Survey of Teacher Practices | |
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| Teachers' Reported Practices of Parent Involvement: Problems and Possibilities | |
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| School Programs and Teacher Practices of Parent Involvement in Inner-City Elementary and Middle School | |
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| Parents' Reactions to Teacher Practices of Parent Involvement | |
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| Single Parents and the Schools: Effects of Marital Status of Parent and Teacher Interactions | |
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| Parents' Attitudes and Practices of Involvement in Inner-City Elementary and Middle Schools | |
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| Effects on Student Achievement of Teachers' Practices of Parent Involvement | |
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| Homework Practices, Achievements, and Behaviors of Elementary School Students | |
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| Student Reactions to Teachers' Practices of Parent Involvement | |
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| Discussion and Activities | |
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| Applying Research on School, Family, and Community Partnerships | |
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| Policy Implications | |
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| Parent Involvement: State Education Agencies Should Lead the Way | |
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| Sample State and District Policies on School, Family, and Community Partnerships | |
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| Research Meets Policy and Practice: How Are School Districts Addressing NCLB Requirements for Parental Involvement? | |
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| Discussion and Activities | |
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| A Practical Framework for Developing Comprehensive Partnership Programs | |
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| School, Family, and Community Partnerships-Caring for the Children We Share | |
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| Discussion and Activities | |
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| Practical Applications: Linking Family and Community Involvement to Student Learning | |
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| More Than Minutes: Teachers' Roles in Designing Homework | |
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| Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork (TIPS): Interactive Homework in Math, Science, and Language Arts | |
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| Organizing Productive Volunteers in the Middle Grades | |
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| Discussion and Activities | |
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| Strategies for Action in Practice, Policy, and Research | |
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| Discussion and Activities | |
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| Index | |