This article seeks to provide insights into the role of teacher beliefs about parent and family involvement in supporting or inhibiting parent and family participation in partnerships related to the well being of child and family. The authors aim to offer positive beliefs and strategies for developing nurturing relations between families and schools.
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Souto-Manning, M., Swick, K. Teachers’ Beliefs about Parent and Family Involvement: Rethinking our Family Involvement Paradigm. Early Childhood Educ J 34, 187–193 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-006-0063-5
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