The Continuity Framework: A Tool for Building Home, School, and Community Partnerships

dc.creator	E. Glyn Brown
dc.creator	Carolynn Amwake
dc.creator	Tim Speth
dc.creator	Catherine Scott-Little
dc.date	2002-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:22:05Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:22:05Z
dc.identifier	1524-5039
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/b8e4ac6fedc64a2bb9895717b97afaaa
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/20565
dc.description	In the face of today's challenging social and family issues, many new efforts are underway to help children and families. One solution that many communities have adopted is the establishment of a collaborative partnership that involves all the relevant partners--home, school, and community--in the planning and monitoring of services for children. Unfortunately, achieving a strong partnership with meaningful participation can often be difficult and time-consuming. This article focuses on a set of training materials that has been developed to assist community partnerships in their efforts. These materials highlight eight elements of continuity and successful partnerships: (1) families as partners, (2) shared leadership, (3) comprehensive/responsive services, (4) culture and home language, (5) communication, (6) knowledge and skill development, (7) appropriate care and education, and (8) evaluation of partnership success. Results from a field study that included more than 200 reviewers and 8 pilot sites are summarized. Results indicate that a majority of reviewers found the training materials easy to understand, relevant to their work, and up-to-date. In addition, data gathered from the pilot sites indicate that the partnerships found the materials practical and useful for addressing a variety of issues, including time constraints, communication gaps, differences in professional training, and funding limitations.
dc.language	English
dc.language	Chinese
dc.language	Spanish
dc.publisher	ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Educati
dc.relation	http://www.ecrp.uiuc.edu/v4n2/brown.html
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1524-5039
dc.source	Early Childhood Research & Practice, Vol 4, Iss 2 (2002)
dc.subject	Community Action
dc.subject	Community Role
dc.subject	Family School Relationship
dc.subject	Instructional Materials
dc.subject	School Community Relationship
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
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dc.title	The Continuity Framework: A Tool for Building Home, School, and Community Partnerships
dc.type	article