Description
School and Family. Mission Possible
Book Summary
This collective work presents a practical guide to transforming the relationship between school and family into a real educational alliance. Through 27 detailed projects applicable from preschool to secondary education, the book offers teachers concrete tools to integrate parents, grandparents, and other family members into classroom life. Coordinated by Francesc Vicent Nogales Sancho, the text defends educational participation as the system's greatest advancement, demonstrating that when teachers, students, and families collaborate, teaching is enriched and learning becomes more meaningful for everyone.
What is it about?
The book addresses educational participation from a practical and courageous perspective. It maintains that true change in education depends on teachers and management teams allowing families to be active protagonists in the classroom, exercising their academic freedom to design collaborative actions. The work is structured into 27 projects developed by different authors, all of whom are active educators, offering real and replicable experiences for preschool, primary, and secondary levels. Each project details how to involve parents, grandparents, and other family members in curricular and extracurricular activities, fostering a shared learning environment. It includes an epilogue by Francisco Cid that reflects on the impact of this collaboration on the educational system.
Main Topics
- Active family participation in the school environment and in the classroom.
- Collaborative educational projects between teachers, students, and family members.
- Strategies to integrate parents and grandparents into the life of the educational center.
- Academic freedom and teacher leadership to boost participation.
- Practical and replicable experiences in preschool, primary, and secondary education.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at teachers of all educational stages (preschool, primary, and secondary) who wish to innovate in their pedagogical practice by opening the classroom to family participation. It is also highly useful for management teams looking to foster a culture of collaboration with families, as well as for education and pedagogy students interested in participatory methodologies. Educational project coordinators and school guidance professionals will find this work a practical and well-founded resource.
What this book offers
- 27 detailed educational projects ready to be applied in the classroom, with real examples from preschool, primary, and secondary levels.
- Concrete tools for teachers to integrate families as active protagonists in the teaching-learning process.
- A renewed vision of educational participation as a driver of change and improvement in school.
- Experiences from a wide network of active teachers, offering a diversity of approaches and contexts.
- A reflective epilogue that places family-school collaboration at the center of the current educational debate.
Technical Specifications
- Author: Francesc Vicent Nogales Sancho (coordinator) and 27 other authors
- Publisher: Khaf (Edelvives)
- Language: Spanish
- Topic: Educational strategies and policies
- Collection: Expresiones
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publication date: October 2020
- Number of pages: 416
- Weight: 1186 g
Editorial Review
This work stands out for its practical and collaborative approach, offering teachers a tangible resource to overcome the gap between school and family. The coordination of 27 authors ensures a plurality of perspectives and experiences that enrich each project. It is an especially valuable book for educational centers seeking to strengthen their educational community and for teachers willing to innovate in their methodology, as it provides replicable models based on real practice. Its choral nature and structure by projects make it a useful tool both for individual planning and for teamwork within the faculty.