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Teacher-parent partnerships: Sharing understandings and making changes |
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Nicola Billman
West End Kindergarten, Ruahine Kindergarten Association (formerly Oaktree Kindergarten)
Catherine Geddes
Te Puke Kindergarten, Tauranga Regional Free Kindergarten Association (formerly Oaktree Kindergarten)
Helen Hedges
Faculty of Education, University of Auckland
Early childhood education highlights partnership between teacher and parents as positively influencing children's learning. This article describes how teachers became aware of a lack of shared understanding between them and parents about the ‘parent help' role in their kindergarten, and their efforts to redress this situation. Changes made by teachers illustrate that a willingness to build, maintain and re-visit collaborative relationships is vital if children's learning is to be maximised.
AJEC, Vol. 30 No. 1, March 2005, pp. 44-48.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 03 September 2010 )
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