Washington Post FINE adds a new bibliographic resource for its members In response to FINE members' recent requests for information about contemporary family involvement research, which also echoes the earlier identified needs of teacher education programs in New Skills for New Schools , we have compiled this bibliography of current family involvement research literature. HFRP, part of Harvard University's graduate school of education, has formed a network of teacher educators dedicated to making the nation's future teachers better at working with families and communities. Through such collaboration, we can strengthen schools, raise student achievement, and help ensure that every child in America receives a high-quality education. The Family Involvement Network of Educators, or FINE, represents a bold new effort to strengthen teacher preparation in family and community engagement in education. FINE will feature a regular e-newsletter, FINE Forum , course syllabi, teaching cases, conference updates, and breaking research, in addition to many other helpful items for teacher educators interested in family involvement.
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The class will examine the ways in which families can be involved in children's education, the benefits of that involvement and how schools can better accomodate and facilitate these partnerships. The class runs from Nov. 1 to Dec. 13, Wednesdays from 12-2 PM, Longfellow 208. For more information, consult the GSE 2000-2001 Course of Instruction book. In her unique role as an educator and researcher, Weiss responds to and expounds on questions that have profound meaning for many of today's families, teachers, their students and communities. Our picture of parent involvement is changing as we get better lenses through which to look at it.