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Johnson, Vivian R. – Equity and Choice, 1990
Describes the parent and community involvement project at the David A. Ellis School in Roxbury (MA), which includes a Parent Center within the school, field trips, tutoring assistance by university students, and ESL and GED classes for parents. (DM)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Schools, Minority Group Children, Outreach Programs
Krasnow, Jean – Equity and Choice, 1990
Describes the use of teacher researcher teams in problem solving and evaluation in the David A. Ellis School's Schools Reaching Out project. Provides guidelines for such teams in other schools. (DM)
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Outreach Programs, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship
Zeldin, Shepherd – Equity and Choice, 1990
Home-school-community collaborative programs often fail because of lack of administrative support and the difficulty of involving many lower income parents. Recommends supervision at the district level and care in choosing programs and personnel appropriate to the site. (DM)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Lower Class Parents, Outreach Programs, Parent Participation
Building Communities of Learners. A Collaboration among Teachers, Students, Families, and Community.
McCaleb, Sudia Paloma – 1994
This book suggests an approach to education that includes students' family members as valuable citizens in a community of learners which also includes students, teachers, and other members of the community at large. Part 1 examines current trends in parental involvement and the hidden assumptions on which many such programs are based. It is argued…
Descriptors: Community Education, Community Involvement, Community Schools, Cultural Differences
