Title

Developing teacher-parent partnerships across cultures: Effective parent conferences

Authors

Authors

L. Jordan; M. E. Reyes-Blanes; B. B. Peel; H. A. Peel;H. B. Lane

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Interv. Sch. Clin.

Keywords

Communication; Growth; School; Education, Special

Abstract

The rich cultural diversity of today's special education programs challenges traditional patterns of communication between schools and families. This diversity demands the implementation of communication patterns sensitive to all parents, but particularly to those responding to culture and ability differences. To address these demands, teachers first face the challenge of becoming aware of the personal beliefs, values, and expectations that guide their interactions with others. Second, they need to enhance communication with all families by using culturally responsive interaction practice. This article addresses teachers' challenges in the context of productive teacher-parent conferences because such conferences represent the most common means of family-school communication and offer a building block for teacher-parent partnerships.

Journal Title

Intervention in School and Clinic

Volume

33

Issue/Number

3

Publication Date

1-1-1998

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

141

Last Page

147

WOS Identifier

WOS:000071194000002

ISSN

1053-4512

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