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The community school; basic concepts, function, and organization / by Totten, W. Fred(William Fred),1905-(CARDINAL)222765; Manley, Frank J.(CARDINAL)222764;
Bibliography: pages 268-274.
Subjects: Community and school.;

School, family, and neighborhood: the theory and practice of school-community relations / by Litwak, Eugene,1925-(CARDINAL)161435; Meyer, Henry Joseph,1913-(CARDINAL)156419;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Community and school.; Home and school.;

School and community programs : during the renovation of the National Archives Building. by United States.National Archives and Records Administration.(CARDINAL)178610;
Subjects: Community and school; Community development;

Home, school, and community relations : a guide to working with families / by Gestwicki, Carol,1940-(CARDINAL)758611;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Home and school; Parent-teacher relationships;

Spotlighting School and Community History / by Bee Log Honeybee Historians.;
Subjects: Personal narratives.; Photographs.; General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists.; Bald Mountain; Bee Log Bartist Church; Bee Log Bowl Factory; Bee Log Community; Bee Log Schools; Big Bald Mountain; Big Bald Mountains; Board of National Missions of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A; Buck family; Buck House; Buck, David and Pearl; Buck, David; Cane River Railroad; Christmas celebration; Greer, David; Greer, David; Greer's Mountain; Gurney Manufacturing company; Hensley, Carrie; Hensley, Fred; Higgins Community Center; Holland Presbyterian Church; King, Jeff; Logging; Lost cove community; Lost Cove community; Lost Cove Community; Lost cove School; Markle Building; Markle, John; Oast (Doctor); Parker, Mirar; Pate, Arney; Robinson, Martha E; Urquhart, Stanley (Doctor); Wilson, John (Calliforney John); Wilson, John(Calliforney John); Works Progress Administration Program;

Impact. by American Association of School Administrators.(CARDINAL)153008; National Association for Public School Adult Education.(CARDINAL)150478;
Subjects: Adult education.; Community and school.;

Home, school, and community relations / by Gestwicki, Carol,1940-(CARDINAL)758611;
Includes bibliographical references and index.A day with two families: diversity of experience -- The Lawrence family -- The Ashley family -- Implications for teachers -- Diversity -- Families today -- What defines a family? -- Demographics of modern families -- Why study sociological trends? -- Parenting -- Roles parents play -- Parenthood as an emotional experience -- Teacher-family partnerships in education -- What is family involvement? -- Perspectives on family involvement -- A brief history of family involvement -- Research on child development as motivation to include parents -- Mandated parent involvement -- Community concern for family support -- Benefits of teacher-family partnerships for children, parents and teachers -- Benefits for children -- Benefits for parents -- Benefits for teachers -- Potential barriers to teacher-family partnerships -- Why are there barriers? -- Differences between teaching and parenting -- Maneuvering over turf -- The issue of trust -- Differences in expertise -- Barriers caused by external factors -- Foundations of a successful partnership -- Teacher ideas and attitudes -- External factors -- Methods for developing partnerships -- At the beginning with parents and children -- Initial contact between teacher, parent, and child -- Dealing with separation experiences -- Informal communication with families -- Communication methods -- Parent-teacher conferences -- Importance of regular conferences -- Groundwork for a successful conference -- Strategies for a successful conference -- Pitfalls to avoid for a successful conference -- Difficult conferences -- Conference evaluation -- Home visits with parents and children -- Purposes of home visits -- Undertaking home visits -- Postvisit responsibilities -- Advantages of home visits -- Disadvantages of home visits -- Home-based educational and support programs -- Families in the classroom -- Advantages and potential problems -- Getting families involved -- The teacher's role -- Parent education -- What is parent education? -- Implementing a parent education program -- Parents as decision makers -- It takes a village: teachers, families, and communities -- Corporate involvement -- Legislative initiatives -- Linkages within the community -- The role of advocate -- Community as an educational resource -- Making a partnership work -- Working with families from diverse backgrounds -- A rationale for teacher attention to diversity -- Strategies for teachers -- Negotiating with cultural conflict -- Common cultural issues that arise in classrooms -- What does working with diversity look like? -- Working with families in particular circumstances -- Working with families undergoing change due to divorce -- Working with parents of children with special needs -- Working with families of infants -- Working with families when abuse occurs -- Working with adoptive families -- Working to resolve troublesome attitudes and behaviors -- Hostility -- Indifference -- Overinvolvement -- Frequent causes of tension between parents and teachers -- Looking at parent involvement programs that work -- Lakewood Preschool Cooperative, Charlotte, North Carolina -- Family Resource Center, Fort Myers, Florida -- Gorham House Preschool, Gorham, Maine -- Lincoln Nursery School, Lincoln, Massachusetts -- Appendix: resource directory.
Subjects: Home and school; Parent-teacher relationships;

Westfield, NC: school, teachers and community by Smith, Richard Jackson Sr.;
Subjects: School history.;

A hearing identifying barriers to and incentives for youth involvement in volunteer educational, community activities. by North Carolina.Department of Administration.Youth Involvement Office.(CARDINAL)168435;
Subjects: Community and school.; Education, Secondary.;

Drug Free School and Communities Act : budget/amendment process. by North Carolina.Department of Public Instruction.Division of Federal Programs.(CARDINAL)168488;
Subjects: Drug abuse; Drug abuse; Federal aid to drug abuse treatment programs; Students;