Home-school-community connection: elementary school leaders' solutions for improvement.
The author of this original case study research investigates advocacy barriers impeding the home, school, and community connection. Specific solutions by educational professions regarding how to bridge these three arenas are provided in this study. Twenty educators serving in varying teaching roles from two high needs elementary schools located in the greater western New York region, participated by answering a quantitative and qualitative confidential survey. Survey results indicate that a more unified home, school, and community connection is beneficial to include families, educators, and community service providers. Findings support that to advance ecological sensitivity and advocacy for school children at risk, educators should consult more with administration such as building principals and vice principals, collaborate more with outreach community social service providers, and communicate more with children's parents and/or caregivers.
Childhood Education and Human Services, Canisius College, Buffalo, New York 14208, USA. Lisa1019437@cs.com
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D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011203:Poverty; D012574:Schools / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012944:Social Support; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014505:Urban Population