1st Edition

At Home in School (1988) Parent Participation in Primary Education

By Viv Edwards, Angela Redfern Copyright 1988
192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1988, this book discusses the gradual move from the separation of home and school to an increasing acceptance of the central role of parents as partners in their children's education. The book looks at the progress made towards real partnership with parents. An eminently practical account of the advantages of working with parents and the ways in which this can be achieved,... Read more

1. Introduction. Part I: Parents and School - A Brief History. 2. Parents: Help or Hindrance? 3. Parents after Plowden. 4. Parents in School. Part II: Parents and School - From Theory into Practice. 5. Apprenticeship in the Seventies. 6. Moving on to Redlands: The PTA. 7. Opening the Doors. 8. Parent Governors. 9. Parents as Helpers. 10. Parents' Mornings. 11. Parents as Partners.

Biography

Viv Edwards, Angela Redfern