EDUC 3P40 Lecture 3: LEcture three.docx
7 Apr 2015
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Educ 3p40 sept 26: centre microsystem- only recently been used for family involvement. Mel knotings focus should be on the needs of the student. Also have student/peer interactions: mesosystem- home-school relations. Effective relations through birth to adolescents, multiple entry points for family engagement: exosystem- comprised of parents work places, provide opportunities and challenges in their involvement with their child"s education. Found mothers who worked part time were more involved then parents who worked full time or not at all: macrosystem-society in general, broader community. Also have cultural norms: chronosystem- thinking of time as an individuals lifespan, as well as the education system over time. Talks about childrens success being rooted in the interaction of these three things (school, family, community) There are several decades of research studies that demonstrate student achievement and wellbeing is increased with family involvement. Joyce epstein, the national network of educators: family involvement network of educators (fine), harvard family. Research project: sedl (southwest educational development laboratory)
