Author: Madge Bonner-DouglasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
A Study of the Positive Impact of Parents' and Teachers' Attitudes and Expectations on Poor, Black Students who are Successful Readers
Author: Madge Bonner-DouglasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Parenting Matters
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309388570
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 525
Book Description
Decades of research have demonstrated that the parent-child dyad and the environment of the familyâ€"which includes all primary caregiversâ€"are at the foundation of children's well- being and healthy development. From birth, children are learning and rely on parents and the other caregivers in their lives to protect and care for them. The impact of parents may never be greater than during the earliest years of life, when a child's brain is rapidly developing and when nearly all of her or his experiences are created and shaped by parents and the family environment. Parents help children build and refine their knowledge and skills, charting a trajectory for their health and well-being during childhood and beyond. The experience of parenting also impacts parents themselves. For instance, parenting can enrich and give focus to parents' lives; generate stress or calm; and create any number of emotions, including feelings of happiness, sadness, fulfillment, and anger. Parenting of young children today takes place in the context of significant ongoing developments. These include: a rapidly growing body of science on early childhood, increases in funding for programs and services for families, changing demographics of the U.S. population, and greater diversity of family structure. Additionally, parenting is increasingly being shaped by technology and increased access to information about parenting. Parenting Matters identifies parenting knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with positive developmental outcomes in children ages 0-8; universal/preventive and targeted strategies used in a variety of settings that have been effective with parents of young children and that support the identified knowledge, attitudes, and practices; and barriers to and facilitators for parents' use of practices that lead to healthy child outcomes as well as their participation in effective programs and services. This report makes recommendations directed at an array of stakeholders, for promoting the wide-scale adoption of effective programs and services for parents and on areas that warrant further research to inform policy and practice. It is meant to serve as a roadmap for the future of parenting policy, research, and practice in the United States.
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Author: Robert T. TauberPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313005729
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
What we expect, all too often, is exactly what we get. Nowhere is this more true than in education, where teachers' expectations of students are crucial. The self-fulfilling prophecy should be of great interest to teachers, both those in training and those in service. Whether or not a teacher is aware of it, the self-fulfilling prophecy is at work, impacting students either to their benefit or their detriment. It follows that teachers should be made aware of the SFP and how it can be used effectively in education. Using the new on-line research facilities, Dr. Tauber has compiled over 700 doctoral dissertations and countless journal articles on stereotyping, perception of social differences, race, gender, ethnicity, body features, age, socioeconomic levels, special needs, and other personal and situational factors. The last part of the book presents a collection of testimonials written from the viewpoint of practitioners.
Dissertation Abstracts International
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
Abstracts of dissertations available on microfilm or as xerographic reproductions.
Annual Summary of Investigations Relating to Reading
Author: American Doctoral Dissertations
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertation abstracts
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
Black Children and Underachievement in Schools
Author: Dr. Frances BenskinPublisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1480909122
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
In the United Kingdom, the reason why so many Black children fail in the educational system is a cause of much debate. Previous research have pointed to a number of causes, such as their home environments, poor family background, deficiency in language, teacher expectation, and black workers position in the job market. The current work by Frances Benskin, on the other hand, seeks to investigate whether or not racism plays a part in the underachievement of Black children in schools. Specifically, the study seeks to address whether Black children have the same opportunity to good learning experiences and resources as their white counterparts, and does the school portray a good ambience in accommodating all children, or do they feel isolated by a system that does not cater for their needs. Through this book, Frances hopes that readers can get a better understanding of the effects of racism and how it can affect people's lives if it is not dealt with effectively, in Britain or elsewhere. The research shows that racism, stereotyping, cultural differences, assumed dialect or language differences played a part in undetermining the capability of black children.
Handbook of Reading Research
Author: P. David PearsonPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351779702
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 928
Book Description
The influential first volume of the Handbook of Reading Research was published in 1984. This classic work, an essential resource for researchers, students, and professionals across the field of reading and literacy education, is now available once again in on-line and print-on-demand versions.
School, Family, and Community Partnerships
Author: Joyce L. EpsteinPublisher: Corwin Press
ISBN: 1483320014
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success! When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students′ education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement. Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on school, family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find: Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schools Checklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs. As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership. It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement.
African American Parents' Influence on Children's Reading Achievement
Author: Calvin Jerome McFaddenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between African American parental involvement, parental social capital and gains in children's reading achievement. Research has examined the link between reading achievement and academic achievement and has found that children's reading gains and reading achievement are positively correlated with overall academic achievement and success. The study utilized the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, (ECLS) Kindergarten class of 1998-1999 which is administered by the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES). Ten variables representing parental school involvement, parental educational expectations for their children, home and community resources, and household structure served as predictors of reading gain from Kindergarten through fifth grade. Results from this study found that parental educational expectations, that is, parents' expectations of the highest level of education their children will attain, accounted for most of the relationship with reading gain. Additionally, this study showed that there are differences in family structure and family functioning in that the structure of the family is less important than how the family functions. Finally, this study also discusses the findings in relation to implications parents, teachers, researches and policymakers.