Parents Are Lifesavers: A Handbook for Parent Involvement in Schools / Edition 1

by Carol S. (Sue) Batey

Overview

Real-life skills and tips you need to turn parents into active participants in their children's education.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803962415
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	01/18/1996
Series:	Parent Participation Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.29(d)

Table of Contents

Foreword - Richard C Benjamin
My Journey to Parent Involvement
Creating a Climate for Parent Participation
Forming a Volunteer Network
Starting from Scratch
Using Parents' Expertise
Strategies for Successful Parent Involvement
Educators, Parents, and Community Involvement
It Works! It Works! It Works!

Editorial Reviews

Batey’s enthusiasm for involving parents is infectious.

Everett A. Hanner

Offers a practical path to new partnerships between schools and parents. Such life-saving partnerships are essential if we are to serve our children and our future.

From the Foreword by Richard C. Benjamin

Offers a practical path to new partnerships between schools and parents. Such life-saving partnerships are essential if we are to serve our children and our future.

Richard C. Benjamin

“Batey delivers a concise, fresh look at successful, broad-based community/school collaborations. Every school should have a copy of this important work.”

Claudia Smith