A Study on the Functions of the National Parent Teacher Association in the United States in Lead-ing Family-School-Community Collaborative Education
The Parent Teacher Association(PTA)in the United States is a pivotal or-ganization leading the collaboration between families,schools,and communities.In the his-tory for more than one hundred years,it has been progressively established the national-state-local organizational structure,institutionalized internal governance,emphasized the purpose,key actions,and strategies with strategic plans and optimized its human resources.The PTA offers decision-making services to the government,provides parents,teachers,and communities with professional guidance and educational training,broadens channels for academic exchange and school fundraising and directly organizes a series of activities for family-school-community cooperation.These efforts not only significantly contribute to the collaborative promotion of student development,but also demonstrate its strong commit-ment to brand building and maintenance as well as great awareness and capabilities of pro-fessional service.To build the organization for family-school-community collaboration in China,it is essential to establish a powerful nationwide organizational network,enhance the discourse power in top-level design,closely focus on student development,and develop pro-fessional authority and brand influence.
National Parent Teacher Associationfamily-school-community collab-orative educationorganizational construction
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