The Home and School Institute has developed three plans to train teachers and administrators to work more effectively with parents and the community. The basic goals of these programs are a) to improve the skills and attitudes of participants in working with parents and the community, b) to provide parent reinforcement of children's learning, c)…

The study identifies two cultural sources of motivation for parental participation in the educational lives of their children -- socio-economic sentiments and age norms. Focusing principally on the latter, the thesis is that family responsibility for socialization and social control of youth to the status of child influences the quality and…

The relationship between educational textbook publishers and parents has, in the past, been restricted to parents glancing at their children's textbooks. Now, however, as a result of a general increase of interest in education, the schools' need for parental help in the learning process, and the increased instructional focus of the media (such as…

Ways to increase the involvement of parents in child development programs are presented in this training manual. The sections of the manual are as follows: I. Parent Involvement; II. How Parents Can Participate; III. Making Participation Meaningful; IV. What the Parent Groups Do; V. The Parent Sub-Committee; VI. What Would the Parents Be…

A description and evaluation of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I- funded projects in Vermont are contained in this report. Information is provided for the following areas: participation of public and private school children in each program component and for each grade level (preschool-grade 12); per pupil costs; full and part-time…

The purpose of this action brochure is to help parent/citizen groups raise money. Its focus is on the techniques necessary to raise significant sums from the three main parts of the private sector in the United States--individuals, foundations, and corporations. In 1975, these three groups gave over 26 billion dollars to nonprofit organizations.…

Concludes that television cannot do the entire job of educating children. (JH)

The article presents educators with guidelines for developing a structured program in which parents tutor their learning disabled children. (DLS)

Parents and practitioners need to build a relationship of cooperative colleagueship in the education of children. (Author/IRT)

Describes a class project where fourth and fifth graders taught metrics to their parents during a six-week metric measurement unit. (JMB)

A secondary program for emotionally disturbed students in a Wisconsin school district is described in terms of assessment procedures, classroom management, classroom materials, mainstreaming, parental and community involvement, and its token reinforcement system. (CL)

Project ASPIRE was designed to increase educators' awareness of sexual prejudice. Training activities focused on self-awareness, effects of sex-role stereotyping on students, procedures to assess biases in instructional and counseling practices and materials, and methods to reduce sex-role stereotyping within the school setting. (Author)

Presents math games for parents to use at home with their children to reinforce math skills taught in the classroom. Areas covered include: sorting and counting; number recognition; shapes; basic skills; measuring; and problem solving. (JMB)

Written in Spanish, the article briefly discusses the composition of Hispano students in elementary schools. The role of bilingual education programs is discussed. (NQ)

Described is Project P.E.E.P. (Providing Enriching Experiences for Preschoolers), a federally funded project for providing special services to preschool children with special learning needs. (SBH)