Becoming Proactive: The Quiet Revolution.

Fleischer, Cathy; Hayes-Parvin, Kathleen; King, Julie A.

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ERIC Number: EJ583429

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Becoming Proactive: The Quiet Revolution.

Fleischer, Cathy; Hayes-Parvin, Kathleen; King, Julie A.

Voices from the Middle, v6 n3 p3-10 Mar 1999

Describes how some middle school teachers in Michigan are becoming proactive in their work to educate and reach out to parents on a day-to-day basis. Describes strategies for community building, for informing parents, and for involving parents. The teachers use these strategies as they inform parents about pedagogical practices and explain why those practices are part of their classrooms. (SR)

Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Junior High Schools, Language Arts, Middle Schools, Parent Participation, Parent Role, Parent School Relationship, Parent Teacher Conferences, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Politics of Education, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Note: Theme: Teaching under Fire. Journal availability: National Council of Teachers of English, 1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096.