Teacher Initiated Communication Strategies to Engage Urban Parents
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https://doi.org/10.55370/hsdialog.v16i4.184Keywords:
Urban Teacher-Parent Communication, Parental Involvement, Teacher Initiated Communication, Culturally Responsive CommunicationAbstract
This article summarizes a research study investigating teacher initiated communication efforts as it related to engaging urban parents in the elementary school classroom from a sociocultural perspective. Results revealed that shared knowledge, empowerment, responsive planning, developing cultural knowledge and establishing trust were essential in responsive communication. The results also suggested that the use of multiple teacher initiated communications strategies were most effective to engage parents responsively.
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2013-11-13
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