School and Community Partnership Flashcards
It gives an opportunity to meet the needs of kids and families by providing a purposeful, improved, and supported academic, social, and emotional health experience in the school environment.
School and Community Partnership
Is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers.
School
It is a part of the society and education is the counterpart of both the above mentioned elements.
Community
____________ have systems of formal education, which is sometimes Compulsory.
Most countries
It is also defined as a subsystem of the larger system of the society. It has to functionally coordinate with its immediate environment, the community in which it is situated.
School
These are the benefits of School and Communities to Students and to their Families.
-Provide continuity of services across the day and year, easing school transitions and promoting improved attendance in after school programs;
-Facilitate access to a range of learning opportunities and developmental supports, providing opportunities for students and teachers alike to experiment with new approaches to teaching and learning;
-Facilitate information sharing about specific students to best support individual learning; and
-Provide family members with alternative entry points into the school day to support their student’s learning.
Learning partnerships with schools can strengthen and support community partners by.
-Help gain access to and recruit groups of students most in need of support services;
-Improve program quality and staff engagement, particularly when there is crossover between school and community organization staff;
-Foster better alignment of programming to support a shared vision for learning, one which aligns curriculum to support state and local standards; and
-Maximize resource use such as facilities, staff, data, and curriculum.
It is said that when schools and community organizations work together to support learning, everyone benefits. Partnerships can serve to strengthen, support, and even transform individual partners, resulting in improved program quality, more efficient use of resources, and better alignment of goals and curricula
Harvard Family Research Project, 2010
Are framework or perspective that seek to explain and understand the behavior, interactions and organization of individual within societies.
Social Theories
It is a views as a complex system
Functionalism
The society is characterized by inherent conflicts and inequalities between different groups.
Conflict Theory
Focuses on significance of symbols, language and social interactions by shaping individual perception and construction of reality.
Symbolic Intercationism
Examines the underlying structural and system that shape society and individual actions.
Structuralism
Highlights the experiences and shapes of women in society and seeks to understand and challenge gender inequalities.
Feminist
Challenge traditional actions of truths, reality and authority.
Postmodernism
