Family Learning by Jeannie Mackenzie
The involvement of parents in their children's learning is of increasing concern. In Scotland, there is widespread apprehension that legislation has done little to increase genuine parental involvement. Jeannie Mackenzie makes a case for schools to take a fresh approach. She contends that, in seeking to increase parental involvement in learning, schools tend to use means that are informed by the professional expertise of teachers. This, unintentionally, distances, disengages and disempowers the parents that schools most wish to reach. Present practice is contrasted with that of family learning, which uses an appreciative, affirming and accessible approach to better achieve the goal. The volume sketches the history of family learning in Scotland and its connections with international developments. It proposes a working definition of family learning and means to measure its effectiveness. Family learning is located within social and situational theories of learning and the reader is provided with practical examples from across Scotland.'This book is an invaluable resource for any professional interested in developing partnerships between parents and schoolsUseful practical examples and case studies are held together by an incisive analysis of the positive impact of viewing parents as educators, examining language for inherent manifestations of power and constructing educative projects as a collaborative endeavour sustained by dialogue.' Education in the North
Jeannie Mackenzie is Director of Conditions for Learning, an educational consultancy, and is Convenor of the Scottish Network for Parental Involvement in Children's Learning.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781903765999 |
| ISBN 10 | 1903765994 |
| Title | Family Learning |
| Author | Jeannie Mackenzie |
| Series | Policy And Practice In Education |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press |
| Year published | 2009-09-15 |
| Number of pages | 106 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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