Parent-school relationships in early childhood programs: Family engagement is driven by families

January 15, 2020 00:39:31
Parent-school relationships in early childhood programs: Family engagement is driven by families
Ethical Schools
Parent-school relationships in early childhood programs: Family engagement is driven by families

Jan 15 2020 | 00:39:31

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Show Notes

Yasmin Morales-Alexander of Lehman College dispels the myth that Latinx parents don’t engage in their children’s education. Genuine parent-school engagement is based on schools’ recognition of families’ cultural values and traditions. “Family engagement is a cultural practice.”

*Overview and transcript below.

Overview

00:00-00:49 Intro

00:52-06:51 Mexican immigrant parents’ engagement with their children’s education 

06:52-10:41 Family engagement as a cultural practice

10:42-13:02 Cultural tension between home and school; how children create bicultural frameworks

13:03-15:17 Ethical school-family relationships

15:18-20:11 Structuring schools for family engagement

20:12-22:18 Cultural congruence and cultural competence

22:19-25:44 How teacher education programs can better prepare teachers for parent and community engagement

25:45-27:06 Including family engagement across teacher education methods courses

27:07-31:06 Authenticity in building relationships

31:07-33:42 Reconceptualizing school communities around family engagement

33:43-35:41 Negotiating multiple cultures in the school community

35:22-36:20 Supporting teachers in understanding themselves and thinking about themselves in the context of other people

36:21-end Outro

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