The Family-School-Community Collaborative Education Model in American Primary and Secondary Schools and Its Implications
Home-school-community collaboration has become an explicit proposition in education reform,and this model in American primary and secondary schools has enlightening significance.This article summarizes the core elements and operating mechanisms of collaborative education in American schools,including the support of laws and regulations,the guidance of professional institutions,the active participation of social organizations,and the pivotal role of schools.The experience in the United States shows that collaborative education between families,schools,and communities requires active promotion from the government,active participation from families,and full integration of social resources to form a favorable environment for multi-party education.For our country,in order to deepen the collaborative education model between families,schools,and communities,it is necessary to strengthen top-level design,improve relevant laws and regulations,and ensure the institutionalization and standardization of collaborative education between families,schools,and communities;Encourage and support the development of social organizations,promote effective interaction between parents,communities,and schools;Schools should play a core role,establish an open and interactive educational environment,connect family and community resources,and jointly promote the comprehensive development of students.Drawing on the successful experience and strategies of the United States is necessary to combine with China's national conditions,in order to gradually construct a more effective family school community collaborative education model,and to promote the comprehensive improvement in the quality of basic education in China.
United StatesElementary and secondary schoolsCollaborative education among families,schoolsand communitiesEducational ReformLaws and regulations