| Time | to Add to Calendar 1994-10-31 00:00:00 1994-11-01 00:00:00 2nd Annual Symposium -- Family-School Links: How Do They Affect Educational Outcomes? Penn State University Population Research Institute America/New_York public |
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| Location | Penn State University |
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From the Preface The topic of the links between families and schools and how these affect children's educational achievement encompasses a host of questions, each of key social and educational significance. How far does parental involvement in schools affect children's experiences and achievement at school? What explains the great differences between schools, families, and communities in the extent of such involvement? Are these differences a matter of school practices, or do they reflect much broader social and cultural divisions? What is the nature of the impact of schools on children and their families? And, most importantly, how can family-school partnerships be fostered in a way that helps children? Families and Schools: How Can They Work Together to Promote Children's School Success? Lead Speaker: Jacquelynn Eccles, University of Michigan Discussants: How Do School Processes Affect Children and Their Families? Lead Speakers: Karl Alexander and Doris Entwisle, Johns Hopkins University Discussants: How Is Changing Family Structure Affecting School Outcomes? Lead Speaker: Nicholas Zill, Westat Discussants: Building Research and Policy Agendas: New Directions Lead Speaker: Joyce Epstein, Johns Hopkins University Discussants: Book Citation Booth, Alan and Judith F. Dunn (1996). Family-School Links: How Do They Affect Educational Outcomes?. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. To purchase the book: www.psypress.com |
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