Building Family-School Partnership

GRADING CRITERIA

attendance (each meeting) - 0-2 points​

teamwork (process) – 0-2 points​

a result of the teamwork – 0-2 points​

Predicted total: 48 points​

*additional points for speaking at the forum: 1 per meeting​

90% of the total: 5​

85% of the total: 4+​

78% of the total: 4​

69% of the total: 3+ ​

55% of the total: 3​

Children do better in school when their parents are involved in their education. Yet many schools struggle to engage parents. In this course, students will learn

1) what parent involvement, family engagement, and family-school partnerships are as well as

2) why and how they contribute to the success of students and schools.

3) Students will get familiar with the Joyce Epstein Framework and

4) Hoover-Dempsey&Sandler Model of Parental Involvement.

5) Students will discuss various strategies, techniques, and methods for building family-school partnerships.

1) Epstein, J. L., & Dauber, S. L. (1989). Teacher attitudes and practices of parent involvement in inner-city elementary and middle schools. Report No. 32. In Research On Elementary & Middle Schools. Report No. 32.

2) Ferlazzo, L. (2009). Parent Involvement or Parent Engagement. Learning First Alliance. Retrieved from http://www.education.com/reference/article/parent-involvement/

3) Henderson, A. T., & Mapp, K. L. (2002). A new wave of evidence: The impact of school, family and community connections on study achievement. Southwest Educational Development Laboratory.

4) Hoover-Dempsey, K. V., & Sandler, H. M. (1997). Why do parents become involved in their children's education? Review of Educational Research, 6X1), 3 42. EJ548327.

5) Winthrop, B. R., Barton, A., Ershadi, M., & Ziegler, L. (2021). Collaborating to transform and improve education systems. A playbook for family-school engagement. The Brookings Institution.

6) Sengeh, D., & Winthrop, R. (2022). Transforming Education Systems Why, What , And How. Policy Brief. Washington DC: Brookings Institution.

Additional:

Wood, L., Bauman, E., Rudo, Z., & Dimock, V. (2017). How Family, School, and Community Engagement Can Improve Student Achievement and Influence School Reform. Washington DC: American Institutes for Research &Enellie Mae Education Foundation. Retrieved from www.air.org

SHS (n.d.). Parental Engagement Toolkit. London: School-Home Support.

Sheldon, B. S. B., & Jung, S. B. (2015). The Family Engagement Partnership. Student Outcome Evaluation.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Parent Engagement: Strategies for Involving Parents in School Health. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2012.

Goodall, J., & Vorhaus, J. S. (2011). Review of Best Practice in Parental Engagement.

Brossard, M., Cardoso, M., Kamei, A., Mishra, S., Mizunoya, S., & Reuge, N. (2020). Parental Engagement in Children’s Learning: Insights for remote learning response during COVID-19. Florence. Retrieved from https://www.unicef-irc.org/publications/1091-parental-engagement-in-childrens-learning.html

Toole, L. O., Kiely, J., McGillacuddy, D., O’Brien, E. Z., & O’Keeffe, C. (n.d.). Parental Involvement, Engagement and Partnership in their Children’s Education during the Primary School Years. Dublin: Supporting Parents Supporting Childfren.

Parental Involvement Perceptions / Barriers And Strategies For Effective Engagement. (2010). School District of Philadelphia.

Mapp, K. L., & Kuttner, P. J. (2013). Partners in Education: A Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family–School Partnerships.

Eskelsen, L., & Wiman, E. (2011). The power of family school community partnerships, 1–276.

Family, H. (2010). Parent – Teacher Conference Tip Sheets Parent – Teacher Conferences Tip Sheets, (October).

METHODS

Reading texts

Group discussions, teamwork, peer reviewing, team projects

Usage of different technological tools: TEAMS,Slido, Quizizz, etc.

COURSEWORK

Contact hours - 15h

Reading -20h

Assignments - 10h

50 h - 2 points ECTS