Educational Research: Family Engagement in Education
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Content Rating | 9.6 |
Learn about successful collaborations between families and educators through educational research, leading to improved outcomes for students and schools.
Introduction
Learn about successful collaborations between families and educators through educational research and why they lead to improved outcomes for students and schools.
About this course
In this education research course, you will learn what family engagement is and why it matters to the success of students and schools. We will explore the research linking family engagement to better educational outcomes and speak directly with researchers, educators, students, and families about promising practices in the field.
Family engagement describes what families do at home and in the community to support their children’s learning and development. It also encompasses the shared partnership and responsibility between home and school.
Such engagement is essential for school improvement. It is also increasingly recognized as an integral element for proficient practice as an educator.
What you will learn?
- The relationship between family engagement and improved school/student outcomes from birth through high school.
- The additional benefits family engagement brings to parents, educators, and communities.
- What the research shows about the importance of engaging families.
Syllabus
Introduction to Family Engagement in Education is organized into the following sections:
1. Introduction
- Welcome
- Does Family Engagement Matter?
2. What Do We Mean By Research
- Overview
- Defining Research in Family Engagement
- Foundational Research in Family Engagement
- Reflect and Discuss
3. Educational Research Implications & Practice – Age 0 through Elementary
- Overview
- Children Ages 0-5
- Elementary School
- Reflect and Discuss
4. Educational Research Implications & Practice – Middle & High School
- Overview
- Middle School
- High School
- Reflect and Discuss
5. What We Mean by Effective Practice in Family Engagement
- Overview
- The Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships
- Goal-Linked Partnerships
- Constructs of Family Engagement
- Community Organizing & Effective Practice
- Reflect and Discuss
6. Educational Research Implications & Practice – Parents & Educators
- Overview
- Impact on Parents
- Impact on Educators
- Reflect and Discuss
7. Educational Research Implications & Practice – Schools & Communities
- Overview
- Impact on Schools & Districts
- Impact on Communities
- Reflect and Discuss
8. Final Steps, Next Steps
- Overview
- What’s Next for You
- Advice & Reflections
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Description
Introduction
Learn about successful collaborations between families and educators through educational research and why they lead to improved outcomes for students and schools.
About this course
In this education research course, you will learn what family engagement is and why it matters to the success of students and schools. We will explore the research linking family engagement to better educational outcomes and speak directly with researchers, educators, students, and families about promising practices in the field.
Family engagement describes what families do at home and in the community to support their children’s learning and development. It also encompasses the shared partnership and responsibility between home and school.
Such engagement is essential for school improvement. It is also increasingly recognized as an integral element for proficient practice as an educator.
What you will learn?
- The relationship between family engagement and improved school/student outcomes from birth through high school.
- The additional benefits family engagement brings to parents, educators, and communities.
- What the research shows about the importance of engaging families.
Syllabus
Introduction to Family Engagement in Education is organized into the following sections:
1. Introduction
- Welcome
- Does Family Engagement Matter?
2. What Do We Mean By Research
- Overview
- Defining Research in Family Engagement
- Foundational Research in Family Engagement
- Reflect and Discuss
3. Educational Research Implications & Practice – Age 0 through Elementary
- Overview
- Children Ages 0-5
- Elementary School
- Reflect and Discuss
4. Educational Research Implications & Practice – Middle & High School
- Overview
- Middle School
- High School
- Reflect and Discuss
5. What We Mean by Effective Practice in Family Engagement
- Overview
- The Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships
- Goal-Linked Partnerships
- Constructs of Family Engagement
- Community Organizing & Effective Practice
- Reflect and Discuss
6. Educational Research Implications & Practice – Parents & Educators
- Overview
- Impact on Parents
- Impact on Educators
- Reflect and Discuss
7. Educational Research Implications & Practice – Schools & Communities
- Overview
- Impact on Schools & Districts
- Impact on Communities
- Reflect and Discuss
8. Final Steps, Next Steps
- Overview
- What’s Next for You
- Advice & Reflections
Note:
If you have already done this course, kindly drop your review in our reviews section. It would help others to get useful information and better insight into the course offered.
FAQ
Specification:
- EDX
- Harvard University
- Online Course
- Self-paced
- Beginner
- 1-3 Months
- Free Course (Affordable Certificate)
- English
- Education System Educational Research
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