{"product_id":"9780415963763","title":"Handbook of School-Family Partnerships","description":"Family-school partnerships are increasingly touted as a means of improving both student and school improvement. This recognition has led to an increase in policies and initiatives that offer the following benefits: improved communication between parents and educators; home and school goals that are mutually supportive and shared; better understanding of the complexities impinging on children’s development; and pooling of family and school resources to find and implement solutions to shared goals. This is the first comprehensive review of what is known about the effects of home-school partnerships on student and school achievement. It provides a brief history of home-school partnerships, presents evidence-based practices for working with families across developmental stages, and provides an agenda for future research and policy. Key features include:  provides comprehensive, cross-disciplinary coverage of theoretical issues and research concerning family-school partnerships.  describes those aspects of school-family partnerships that have been adequately researched and promotes their implementation as evidence-based interventions.   charts cutting-edge research agendas \u0026amp; methods for exploring school-family partnerships.  charts the implications such research has for training, policy and practice especially regarding educational disparities.This book is appropriate for researchers, instructors, and graduate students in the following areas: school counseling, school psychology, educational psychology, school leadership, special education, and school social work. It is also appropriate for the academic libraries serving these audiences. ","brand":"Sandra L. Christenson, Amy L. Reschly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45774572716350,"sku":"9780415963763","price":7217.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9780415963763_e96d9f26-7694-4209-be45-0707fee372b9.jpg?v=1707254553","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780415963763","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}