International perspectives on student outcomes and homework family-school-community partnerships /

• Other Authors: Deslandes, Rollande.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.
• Series: Contexts of learning.
• Subjects: Homework > Cross-cultural studies.; Education > Cross-cultural studies. > Parent participation; Community and school > Cross-cultural studies.; EDUCATION > Study Skills.; Community and school.; Education > Parent participation.; Homework.; Electronic books.; Cross-cultural studies.
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This synthesis of the latest knowledge on homework presents unique findings by researchers from various countries and diverse professional backgrounds. It approaches the topic of homework from several perspectives, including.:.; its political and cultural contexts.; aspects of parental involvement a...

Table of Contents:

• Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Tables; About the Editor and the Contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Homework in Denmark: What Kind of Links between Family and School?; 2 Parental Involvement Supports Better Student Learning; 3 Parents and Children's Homework in France; 4 Parents' Perspectives on Homework: United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia and Japan; 5 Homework, Gender, and Family-School Relations; 6 Mind the Gap!: Greek- Cypriot Parents and Their Children's Homework.