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Homeschooling : the history and philosophy of a controversial practice
In Homeschooling: The History and Philosophy of a Controversial Practice, James G. Dwyer and Shawn F. Peters examine homeschooling's history, its methods, and the fundamental questions at the root of the heated debate over whether and how the state should oversee and regulate it. The authors trace the evolution of homeschooling and the law relating to it from before America's founding to the present day. In the process they analyze the many arguments made for and against it, and set them in the context of larger questions about school and education. They then tackle the question of regulation, and they do so within a rigorous moral framework, one that is constructed from a clear-eyed assessment of what rights and duties children, parents, and the state each possess. Viewing the question through that lens allows Dwyer and Peters to even-handedly evaluate the competing arguments and ultimately generate policy prescriptions. Homeschooling is the definitive study of a vexed question, one that ultimately affects all citizens, regardless of their educational background.
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Indigenous Motherhood in the Academy
Indigenous Motherhood in the Academy highlights the experiences and narratives emerging from Indigenous mothers in the academy who are negotiating their roles in multiple contexts. The essays in this volume contribute to the broader higher education literature and the literature on Indigenous representation in the academy, filling a longtime gap that has excluded Indigenous women scholar voices. This book covers diverse topics such as the journey to motherhood, lessons through motherhood, acknowledging ancestors and grandparents in one's mothering, how historical trauma and violence plague the past, and balancing mothering through the healing process. More specific to Indigenous motherhood in the academy is how culture and place impacts mothering (specifically, if Indigenous mothers are not in their traditional homelands as they raise their children), how academia impacts mothering, how mothering impacts scholarship, and how to negotiate loss and other complexities between motherhood and one's role in the academy.
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Parentships in a PLC at Work
Parents and guardians can be a powerful resource for teachers, but it takes skill and confidence to build partnerships, or parentships, and proactively engage in a positive way. Kyle Palmer draws from his experience as both principal of a model PLC school and as a parent to offer practical strategies for including parents or guardians as part of your collaborative culture focused on student learning.
PreK–12 teachers, counselors, social workers, and principals will:
* Understand the basics of PLCs and parentships.
* Learn how parentships can integrate into and enhance the PLC process.
* Create mission and vision statements for parentships in a PLC.
* Use specific strategies to enhance your parentship and engage effectively with parents.
* Maintain an effective parentship into the future.
Contents:
Introduction
Part I: Foundations of Parentships in a PLC
Chapter 1: Understanding Parentships in a PLC
Chapter 2: Creating Parentships in a PLC
Chapter 3: Creating Shared Mission and Vision Statements for Your Parentship
Chapter 4: Creating Values and Goals for Your Parentship
Part II: Strategies for Parentships in a PLC
Chapter 5: Strategies Related to Curriculum
Chapter 6: Strategies Related to Individual Student Progress
Chapter 7: Strategies Related to Parental Engagement
Chapter 8: Strategies for Building Stronger Parent Relationships
Chapter 9: Strategies for Monitoring and Sustaining Your Parentship
Epilogue: Now What?
References and Resources
Index
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The role and impact of public-private partnerships in education
Enhancing the role of private sector partners in education can lead to significant improvements in education service delivery. However, the realization of such benefits depends in great part on the design of the partnership between the public and private sectors, on the overall regulatory framework of the country, and on the governmental capacity to oversee and enforce its contracts with the private sector. Under the right terms, private sector participation in education can increase efficiency, choice, and access to education services, particularly for students who tend to fail in traditional education settings. Private-for-profit schools across the world are already serving a vast range of usersâ€\"from elite families to children in poor communities. Through balanced public-private partnerships (PPPs) in education, governments can leverage the specialized skills offered by private organizations as well as overcome operating restrictions such as salary scales and work rules that limit public sector responses. 'The Role and Impact of Public-Private Partnerships in Education' presents a conceptualization of the issues related to PPPs in education, a detailed review of rigorous evaluations, and guidleines on how to create successful PPPs. The book shows how this approach can facilitate service delivery, lead to additional financing, expand equitable access, and improve learning outcomes. The book also discusses the best way to set up these arrangements in practice. This information will be of particular interest to policymakers, teachers, researchers, and development practitioners.
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The learning household : how to help your child get more out of school
\"Children are eager learners, but many find school alienating. How can parents nurture kids' natural curiosity? Educators Ken Bain and Marsha Marshall Bain show that by creating a \"learning household\" that encourages creativity and resourcefulness, parents can help bring the joy of learning back to the classroom\"--Provided by publisher.
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Navigating the Aspirational City
Navigating the Aspirational City forwards a theory of contemporary Chinese urban educational culture that focusses on historical conceptions of \"the good citizen\" and the contemporary material environments within which parents pursue their childrearing projects.
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