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Unique Challenges in Urban Schools
The Involvement of African American Parents
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eBook - ePub
Unique Challenges in Urban Schools
The Involvement of African American Parents
About this book
This study explores the various ways in which parental involvement can help to increase student academic success. More specifically, this analysis is based on the notions that:
1) parent involvement in inner city schools present unique challenges that are different from the traditional middle class perspective;
2) there is value in a cooperative approach between parents, teachers, and administrators that places the student at the center of each major discussion and decision; and
3) illustrates that parental involvement is a real perspective and not just rhetorical jargon.
Although the focus of this book is in increasing parent involvement in inner city schools, readers must be mindful that the ultimate objective for this work and others like it is the successful educating of all children, so that they graduate from high school, and move into higher education, or into the workforce. Parent involvement by itself will not ensure academic success of children, but, combined with many strategies, including a clear understanding of the differences between an inner city school environment and a middle class school setting, effective teaching, sound and relevant curricula, safe and secure learning environment, and visionary leadership, children attending inner city schools can be just as effective as those in middle class school settings.
1) parent involvement in inner city schools present unique challenges that are different from the traditional middle class perspective;
2) there is value in a cooperative approach between parents, teachers, and administrators that places the student at the center of each major discussion and decision; and
3) illustrates that parental involvement is a real perspective and not just rhetorical jargon.
Although the focus of this book is in increasing parent involvement in inner city schools, readers must be mindful that the ultimate objective for this work and others like it is the successful educating of all children, so that they graduate from high school, and move into higher education, or into the workforce. Parent involvement by itself will not ensure academic success of children, but, combined with many strategies, including a clear understanding of the differences between an inner city school environment and a middle class school setting, effective teaching, sound and relevant curricula, safe and secure learning environment, and visionary leadership, children attending inner city schools can be just as effective as those in middle class school settings.
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Yes, you can access Unique Challenges in Urban Schools by Eric R. Jackson,Carolyn Turner,Dorothy E. Battle in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Education & Education General. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Parental Involvement and School Culture in the Inner City
- Why Bother with Engaging Parents?
- Types of Parents
- Barriers to Effective Parent Involvement
- What to Understand When Engaging Inner-City School Parents
- Alternative Schools and Urban America
- Parent Involvement and Health Issues
- Making Parent Involvement Successful in Inner-City Schools
- Index
- References