National Institute for Urban School Improvement
--- Browse
--- search
--- my collection
--- surveys
--- contribute
--- help

NICI Virtual Library
www.thinkclick.org
Journals and More!
Library Close Window

NIUSI

part of the Education Reform Networks

You are in: Subject —>

National Geographic

  • About the Difference Between "Parent Involvement" and "Family/Community Linkages"?
    Family School Linkages Project: Building Better Relationships Between School Personnel & the Families of their Students.School personnel have long talked about the need for "parent involvement". In recent years the language has shifted slightly to "family involvement" in order to honor that many other family members-siblings, aunts and uncles, even close friends and neighbors- support and nurture children and youth and may play significant roles in their education.