Chapter 10: Involving Parents in Character and Citizenship Education

A partnership between parents and schools is best to support success for character and citizenship education. There are six ways in which parents can be involved:

• Parenting (Home conditions are conducive to learning, schools understand diverse needs of families, families can assist students' transitions)
• Communicating (Schools communicate with families about student learning and vice versa)
• Volunteering (Families are involved as volunteers to support student learning)
• Learning at Home (Families provided with information to help students learn at home, families offered support)
• Decision Making (Parents involved with school decision-making process)
• Collaborating with the Community (Integrating resources from community to strengthen school and family practices)