Families as Partners: The Essential Link in Children's Education

by Andrea M. Nelson-Royes

Overview

Families as Partners: The Essential Link in Children’s Education is a useful guide for families and a resource for education professionals who want to promote increased parental involvement at home and school. The book examines research and includes examples, illustrations, case studies, practices, policy issues, and successful projects that schools have accomplished with a community of families and students. These situations provide information to develop productive family-school partnerships with families, schools, and communities, to advance student achievement.

Awards:

2020 Independent Publisher Book Award

2019 International Book Award

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781475826081
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	03/15/2018
Pages:	194
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Andrea Nelson-Royes, EdD, is an educational researcher and writer. She holds a doctoral degree in educational and organizational leadership from Nova Southeastern University in Florida.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: Understanding Historical Practices and Influences of Parental Involvement
Chapter 2: Enhancing Academic Success through Healthy Partnership Environments
Chapter 3: Supporting Collaborative Family-School Relationships
Chapter 4: Establishing Intervention and Seeking Outside Learning Opportunities for Family-School Partnerships
Chapter 5: Empowering Families through the Use of Technology
AppendicesAbout the Author
Index

Editorial Reviews

Families as Partners: The Essential Link in Children’s Education is a timely and valuable resource that shares the challenges many parents face in communicating to school authorities their genuine investment in their children’s schooling. As Nelson-Royes notes “today’s schools need families” just as much as families need schools. Indeed, the proposed collaboration, and the tech-integrative strategies shared to jumpstart and monitor success are overdue, and exactly what is needed to put together the (home and school) language, content, and culturally flavored socialization puzzle of each and every child, including children with disabilities.

Anita Pandey Ph.D

Families as Partners: The Essential Link in Children’s Education, is an extension and continuation of Dr. Andrea M. Royes’s earlier books. Having perused this instant book; Families as Partners: The Essential Link in Children’s Education, I see parallels between Nelson-Royes’s earlier writings. What struck me about this book is what Nelson-Royes said in the preface of this book: “It takes a village to raise a child”. This is a popular proverb with a clear message that the whole community has an essential role to play in the growth and development of children. Families are what make up our larger communities, and communities are what influence our children positively or negatively. I fully endorse, Nelson-Royes’s book, Families as Partners: The Essential Link in Children’s Education.

Dennis Moore

Nelson-Royes has shown her passion for education in her earlier books and continues to bring a treasure of knowledge and talents to her book Families as Partners: The Essential Link in Children’s Education. In this book, Andrea M. Nelson-Royes stresses the importance of family involvement in helping to shape a child’s education and life, and that families can support children’s eagerness to learn and the power for them to become the best they can become mentally, physically, and emotionally. In this book, Nelson-Royes continues to empower schools, families, and children−the future of our world.

Jyl Steinback

Families as Partners: The Essential Link in Children’s Education is a timely and valuable resource that shares the challenges many parents face in communicating to school authorities their genuine investment in their children’s schooling. As Nelson-Royes notes “today’s schools need families” just as much as families need schools. Indeed, the proposed collaboration, and the tech-integrative strategies shared to jumpstart and monitor success are overdue, and exactly what is needed to put together the (home and school) language, content, and culturally flavored socialization puzzle of each and every child, including children with disabilities.

Anita Pandey