Developing Teacher-Parent Partnerships Across Cultures: Effective Parent Conferences

The rich cultural diversity of today's special education programs challenges traditional patterns of communication between schools and families. This diversity demands the implementation of communication patterns sensitive to all parents, but particularly to those responding to culture and abil...

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Published in:Intervention in school and clinic 1998-01, Vol.33 (3), p.141-147
Main Authors: Jordan, LuAnn, Reyes-Blanes, María E., Peel, Betty B., Peel, Henry A., Lane, Holly B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior Problems
Beliefs
Cultural Awareness
Cultural Influences
Cultural Pluralism
Diversity (Student)
Elementary Secondary Education
Individualized Education Programs
Individualized Instruction
Interpersonal Communication
Language Proficiency
Learning Problems
Minority Group Children
Parent Conferences
Parent Participation
Parent Teacher Conferences
Parent Teacher Cooperation
Parent-Teacher collaboration
Sociocultural Patterns
Special education
Teaching Methods
USA
Values
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Summary:The rich cultural diversity of today's special education programs challenges traditional patterns of communication between schools and families. This diversity demands the implementation of communication patterns sensitive to all parents, but particularly to those responding to culture and ability differences. To address these demands, teachers first face the challenge of becoming aware of the personal beliefs, values, and expectations that guide their interactions with others. Second, they need to enhance communication with all families by using culturally responsive interaction practice. This article addresses teachers' challenges in the context of productive teacher-parent conferences because such conferences represent the most common means of family-school communication and offer a building block for teacher-parent partnerships.
ISSN:1053-4512
1538-4810
DOI:10.1177/105345129803300302