Working with Parents and Families in Early Chil, Ward, Perry Paperback..

Name: Working with Parents and Families in Early Chil, Ward, Perry Paperback..
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Working with Parents and Families in Early Childhood EducationAuthor(s): Ute Ward, Bob Perry\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367728946, 978-0367728946\nSynopsis\nThis book reports initiatives to listen to parents and families, to ascertain what families believe and do as they seek to engage collaboratively with their childrens educators, and what educators and educational systems might do to facilitate and/or establish barriers to such engagement.\n\nParental engagement in childrens learning and development has many positive benefits. However, in the current environments of accountability and performativity which are pervading early childhood education in many countries, the opportunities for parents and other family members to be part of the development of respectful, collaborative relationships with their childrens early childhood educators are becoming more and more restricted. Many educators feel forced to .