scholarly journals Cultivating Community Partnerships as an ELL Teacher

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-153
Author(s):  
Jana Galicia ◽  
Kate Voss
Keyword(s):  
Family Engagement ◽  
Community Partnerships ◽  
Cultural Barriers ◽  
Family Engagement Practices

Let’s face it.  Being a teacher can be daunting for a variety of reasons.  We are pulled in a million different directions every minute of the day.  (Even during our preps and lunch breaks!) We are not just teachers.  We adopt so many different roles in order to meet the needs of our students.              In my quest to learn about effective family engagement practices I felt overwhelmed to add yet another role to my repertoire.   I quickly realized that, in order to engage families in a meaningful and collaborative way, I needed help.  In my quest, I was fortunate to experience multiple community partnerships that made engaging families feel more like creating lasting friendships and building bridges that crossed language and cultural barriers.

‘Kufunika kwa mtundu/fuko’ (Family circle): Understanding experiences of grandparents raising grandchildren in Malawi

2020 ◽  
pp. 002087282095936
Author(s):  
Youjung Lee ◽  
Lisa Blitz
Keyword(s):  
Family Engagement ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren ◽  
Community Resource ◽  
Custodial Grandparents ◽  
Raising Children ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
School Roles ◽  
Family Engagement Practices

In Malawi, grandparents play significant roles in raising children when parents are absent. An inductive thematic qualitative approach was used to understand experiences of Malawian custodial grandparents. Seven focus groups with 29 grandparents were conducted and six themes emerged: (1) Better future for the children, (2) Family circle, (3) Strong support from other grandparents and the community, (4) Financial and physical hardships, (5) Intergenerational conflicts and discipline issues, and (6) Desire for more involvement with their grandchildren’s education and school. Roles of schools and non-governmental organizations as community resource centers with robust family engagement practices are explored.

Improving how schools engage families during the crucial 9th-grade year

2021 ◽  
Vol 103 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-43
Author(s):  
Martha Abele Mac Iver ◽  
Joyce Epstein ◽  
Steven B. Sheldon
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
High School ◽  
Family Engagement ◽  
Transition To High School ◽  
Critical Transition ◽  
Urban District ◽  
9Th Grade ◽  
Interactive Homework ◽  
Family Engagement Practices

Researchers Martha Abele Mac Iver, Joyce Epstein, and Steven Sheldon summarize the outcomes of their four-year partnership with an urban district aimed at improving the ways schools engage families during the critical transition to high school. They describe how schools put into practice the strategies learned in ongoing professional development, how family engagement practices changed, and what effects those changes had on students. Particular strategies include the use of an online parent portal and interactive homework assignments about the transition to high school.

Using Undergraduate Internships to Build Community Partnerships

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beverly Dolinsky
Keyword(s):  
Community Partnerships

Family Engagement and Family-Sensitive Caregiving: Identifying Common Core Elements and Issues Related to Measurement

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. D. Forry ◽  
S. Moodie ◽  
L. Rothenberg ◽  
S. Simkin
Keyword(s):  
Common Core ◽  
Family Engagement ◽  
Core Elements
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