Describe five common barriers to family involvement in education and for each barrier provide at least one effective and appropriate solution
What will be an ideal response?
? ? Barrier: school environments commonly discourage family involvement; Solution: better prepare teachers and administrators about benefits of partnerships
? ? Barrier: Families and schools have different expectations; Solution: increase two-way communication
? ? Barrier: Parent involvement often viewed in a negative light; Solution: attempt to understand other point of view and open communication
? ? Barrier: Diversity of families is a challenge; Solution: attention to specific family needs is necessary
? ? Barrier: Teacher preparation programs lack attention to working with families; Solution: increase content knowledge in teacher prep related to families
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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a. An instrumental case study b. A collective case study c. An intrinsic case study d. A generalizability study
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A. rethink B. organize C. work D. evaluate
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What will be an ideal response?