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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A. Bias is often based on one viewpoint and does not acknowledge the existence of other viewpoints. B. Arguments that lack bias are considered incomplete. C. Bias is based on experiments and evidence. D. Using bias is an essential tool in building a strong argument.
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