Each One Teach One: Parental Involvement
and Family Engagement in Jamaica's Education System is a collection of
research
studies and essays across multiple educational fields: leadership,
psychology,
special education, early childhood, literacy studies, mathematics and
teacher
education. The contributors to this collection provide empirical
evidence on
the state of parental involvement and family engagement in Jamaica. A
team
approach has been used in completing the various chapters in which
graduate
researchers collaborated with lecturers in their areas of
specialization. The
different voices and data from the participants along with relevant
literature
shape the dialogue on the importance of home and school collaboration
in
students' overall outcomes. Each One Teach One provides critical
onto-epistemological frameworks grounded within the Jamaican context to
examine
the scope, prevalence, and effects of parental involvement and family
engagement in schooling. The findings, implications and recommendations
can
guide policymakers in the formulation of strategies compatible with the
needs
of the schools, students and families and provide indispensable data on
how to effectively
work together to optimize students' success.