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Article: Teacher-parent partnerships: sharing understandings and making changes.
- Article from:
- Australian Journal of Early Childhood
- Article date:
- March 1, 2005
- Author:
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Teacher-parent partnerships: A central principle
A central commitment to partnerships between teachers and parents exists within early childhood education philosophy. Bronfenbrenner's (1996) ecological model describes the multidirectional nature of contexts and influences on children's learning. In particular, the relationship between the home and the educational environment has been determined as an important complementary influence on young children's learning. Within early childhood education, the Ministry of Education in Aotearoa/New Zealand (1996; 1998) acknowledges the importance of parents and teachers working cooperatively as a foundation for quality.
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