New Article: How to Engage Families in After School Programs

Posted by on May 26, 2006

[posted from Public Education Network newsblast]

UNDERSTANDING HOW TO ENGAGE FAMILIES IN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS

“Focus on Families! How to Build and Support Family-Centered Practices in After School” is a critical resource for after school providers looking to create or expand an existing family engagement program. Program leaders, local decision makers, funders, and others interested in promoting good family involvement practice will also find the guide vital to their work. The guide provides a research base for why family engagement matters, concrete program strategies for engaging families, case studies of promising family engagement efforts, and an evaluation tool for improving family engagement practices.

http://www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects/afterschool/resources/families


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