Title: Family-teacher partnerships in high poverty schools
Description: Featuring interviews with family members and teachers who have established successful working relationships, this program discusses creative ways to establish positive partnerships with parents and families. It shows how cultural misunderstandings can lead to assumptions that undermine the qualitiy of communication among parents, teachers and students. The DVD emphasizes the importance of recognizing the various ways in which parents express support and involvement (from website description).
Subjects: Parent-teacher relationships, Home and school, Poor children, Education, Community and school
Places: United States