Conducting Successful Home Visits in Multicultural Communities

dc.creator	Byrd, David
dc.date	2012-05-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:36:03Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:36:03Z
dc.identifier	1937-3929
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/a9bb8db8f7084229bd9d3078aa76d82b
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/22944
dc.description	The connection between home and school is vital in the success of all students; however, this connection faces a significant challenge when educators and caregivers do not share a common language or culture. With the increase of immigrant children in schools today, educators cannot assume that all parents will understand the U.S. school system and its expectations. One means of achieving purposeful dialogue between home and school is through home visits. Drawing on the professional literature and personal experiences of in-service educators, this article describes the process for conducting successful home visits in multicultural communities. It also discusses alternative ways of working with those families who do not wish to have school personnel come to their homes. The ideas presented are applicable to the teacher as well as the teacher educator who wishes to address and apply this important form of communication between educators and non-native English speaking families.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	East Carolina University
dc.relation	http://www.joci.ecu.edu/index.php/JoCI/article/view/128/PDF
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1937-3929
dc.source	Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 43-54 (2012)
dc.subject	home visits
dc.subject	education of immigrant children
dc.subject	multicultural communities
dc.subject	home/school relations
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
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	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
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Conducting Successful Home Visits in Multicultural Communities
dc.type	article