Improving schools through community engagement : a practical guide for educators / / Kathy Gardner Chadwick ; acquisitions editor Rachel Livsey ; copy editor Sally M. Scott ; cover designer Michael Dubowe

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910797454703321
• Autore: Chadwick Kathy Gardner
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2004; ©2004
• ISBN: 1-4833-6261-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (145 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.19
• Soggetti: Community and school - United States; Community education - United States; School improvement programs - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""About the Author""; ""Chapter 1 - How does an Engaged Community Improve Student Achievement?""; ""What is Public, or Community, Engagement?""; ""How does the Community Engagement Process Work?""; ""How does “Community Engagementâ€? Help Schools?""; ""Chapter 2 - Framing the Issue for the Community Engagement Process""; ""The Sponsorship Decision""; ""Creation of the Planning Team""; ""Framing the Issue""; ""The Issue of Funding""; ""The Issue of Parent and Community Involvement""; ""The Issue of Disparities in Student Achievement""; ""The Issue of Standards""""Key Lessons Learned in these Initiatives""; ""Chapter 3 - Identifying Key Constituencies in Our Community""; ""Internal Constituencies""; ""Engaging the Community at Large""; ""Some Hints for Getting Organized""; ""Chapter 4 - Techniques to better Understand our Constituents""; ""Constituent Analysis""; ""Techniques for Understanding Constituents""; ""Developing a Data Management System""; ""Chapter 5 - Strategies to Encourage Constituent Action""; ""Moving Out from the School into the Community""; ""Bringing the Community into the Schools""; ""Keeping the Community Engaged""""Chapter 6 - Sustaining the Community Engagement Process""; ""Training for Educators""; ; ""Training for Parents and Community Members""; ""Training for Youth""; ""A Brighter Future for Public Schools""; ""Resource: Summary of Internet Sources""; ""References""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: How can educators harness public interest in education to bring families and communities to action? This invaluable resource<b><i> </b></i>addresses initiatives to engage constituent involvement.