Steven B Sheldon (73 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Research has shown that strong principal leadership is critical to developing effective school partnerships that include diverse school, family and community members. This book provides administrators with a clear road map for initiating partnership programs that are goal-focused, equitable, and sustainable.In this research-based resource, the authors highlight the work of principals who have cultivated successful partnerships across many settings to show other school leaders how they can develop the necessary supportive school cultures. Examining the administrator's role in the success and quality of home-school partnerships and student outcomes, this guidebook: Synthesizes research on principal leadership, school and community partnerships, and urban education reform Discusses the role of fathers in children?s learning and working with families that live in poverty, are linguistically diverse, or have children with disabilities Offers practical recommendations for evaluating and refining partnership programs to ensure they are linked with student achievement goals.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 160, 160, 160 pp. Digest format. All three issues have light edge and corner wear with minor creasing on the spines. Covers by Rick Sternbach and Stephen Fabian; interiors by: Rick Sternbach; Stephen Fabian; Jack Gaughan; Bonnie Dalzell; Ames; Freff; Yenne. These issues contain: The Hand of Oberon, a novel complete in three parts by Roger Zelazny; Overdrawn at the Memory Bank, a novelette by John Varley; Beaver Tears by James Tiptree Jr. writing as Raccoona Sheldon; Opening Night by Lenny Kleinfeld; Want Ad by B. D. Wyatt; Deviation from a Theme by Steven Utley; I'm Going Through the Door by William Coyne; Hexapedia by Bonnie Dalzell; Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance, a novelette by John Varley; Toward the Fullness of Fate, a novelette by John Kennedy; Larval Stage by Steven Utley; Wind Music by Diana King; The Children of the State (Part one of three) by Larry Niven; Abandon All Heat, Ye Who Enter Here, a novelette by Phil Bertoni; Jupiter One by Ernest Taves; The Dirty Old Man by Craig Strete; and A Little Bit of Recycled Time by Gail Kimberly; along with all the usual features. Size: 12mo. Rick Sternbach; Stephen Fabian; Jack Gaughan; Bonnie Dalzell; Ames; Freff; Yenne; (illustrator). Book. …

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 3rd edition. 352 pages. 11.25x8.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Mixed Media Product. Condition: New. Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success!   When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students' education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement.  Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on school, family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find:  Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schoolsChecklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs.  As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership.  It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement.…

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 160 pages. 9.90x6.90x0.40 inches. In Stock.

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Paperback. Condition: New. School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Preparing Educators and Improving Schools, 3rd Edition prepares future teachers and administrators to conduct effective and equitable programs of family and community engagement that contribute to student success in school. Renowned authors Joyce L. Epstein and Steven B. Sheldon present the theories, research, policies, and practices that have been shown to improve the design and conduct of partnership programs in diverse communities and at all grade levels. Chapters include a historic overview of early research, recent studies with advanced methods, and many examples of research-based approaches for district leadership and school improvement. All chapters include discussion questions and classroom assignments that professors may use to provoke thinking and help future educators understand that family and community engagement is part of their professional work.New in this 3rd Edition:Updated, streamlined readings make it easy for students to explore early, influential studies that framed the field and recent studies of multilevel effects of leadership for partnerships.Comments, discussion topics, and classroom activities challenge students to think deeply about many aspects and issues of school, family, and community partnerships.Interview assignments enable students to hear the voices and views on partnerships of practicing educators, parents, students, and others in the community.Readings and activities across chapters help colleges and universities meet new standards of the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) for graduates to "demonstrate their ability to effectively work with diverse P-12 students and their families."After decades of research and exemplary practice that confirm that family and community engagement is an essential component of good school organization, most new teachers and administrators still are unprepared to partner with all families to support student learning and development. This book will help professors in Schools, Colleges, and Departments of Education (SCDE) prepare their graduates to understand, organize, and continually improve partnership programs in all schools, with all families, and for all students. …

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 3rd edition. 352 pages. 10.00x7.00x0.79 inches. In Stock.

Mixed Media Product. Condition: New. Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success!   When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students' education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement.  Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on school, family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find:  Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schoolsChecklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs.  As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership.  It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).