Developing Caring Relationships Among Parents, Children, Schools, and Communities by Dana R Mcdermott

Developing Caring Relationships Among Parents, Children, Schools, and Communities by Dana R Mcdermott

Focuses on parents and teachers as adult learners, who should be growing and learning along with the children in their care. This book uses narratives of actual school meetings, workshops, parent planning and discussion groups, testimonies, newsletters, and research of others in the field, to demonstrate applications of theory and research.

"Long-time family educator Dana McDermott has written a volume with a large arc that deserves attention by all working with familiesPublished as a textbook, its readership should go beyond students to educators, administrators, social workers, and many others that are part of the caring circles for parents and children. The book is conversational. It utilizes a theory to practice model so that readers can read and explore the inextricable links between developmental wisdom and best practice with families.  She is contextual in her viewpoint, exploring the many demands on parents AND on those that serve them. Respect for self and others jumps from the pages. This volume should sit along side the best of our books on group leadership, parent child communication, your favorite “arenting”book, resiliency materials and related books. If so, you will be picking this one off the shelf regularly to enhance your perspectives and your work." -- Ted Bowman

Dana McDermott is an assistant professor at the School for New Learning at DePaul University. She has worked for over two decades in the Chicago area, nationally and internationally in the area of parent and family development. In Chicago she has been involved in minority parent leadership and in implementing parent education programs for children in schools from K-12 and for their parents. She serves on two national boards: “Prepare Tomorrow’s Parents” an organization dedicated to promoting and supporting parenting education in schools and the National Parenting Education Network dedicated to supporting parenting educators in their work. She consults with schools and parent groups in the areas of parenting, teaching caring, social and emotional development of children and violence prevention. She is a member of the National and Illinois Councils on Family Relations.

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ISBN 13	9781412927864
ISBN 10	1412927862
Title	Developing Caring Relationships Among Parents, Children, Schools, and Communities
Author	Dana R Mcdermott
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	SAGE Publications Inc
Year published	2007-11-21
Number of pages	304
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.