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Online Course

Introduction to Family Engagement in Education

Harvard University via edX

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  • Provider edX
  • Cost Free Online Course (Audit)
  • Session Self Paced
  • Language English
  • Certificate $70 Certificate Available
  • Effort 2-4 hours a week
  • Duration 6 weeks long
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In this education 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.

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Karen L. Mapp

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Songguming S
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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.
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Judith A
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One of the factor that determine best performance of the child is parental engagement in school.The learner is highly motivated when he she see that their parents are actively involved in their school work activities.Am glad to be proven wrong because I once thought that learners performance can be affected by the family background....but this isn't true.... according to the research done on both social classes has clearly indicated that involvement of family is vital to all learners plus the various types of parental involvement though it seems simple things that we usually ignore but they mean so much to the learners in our classroom situations. Am now able to convince my pupils parents on how and when their involvement in school really matters to their children
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