What is a Partnership?
A partnership in education is an agreement between families and the professionals who work with their children to use joint skills, knowledge, and resources in order to plan and carry out decisions that best benefit students. In productive partnerships, not only do students benefit, but the family members and professionals that care for and work with students benefit as well.
(Turnbull, Turnbull, Erwin, Soodak, & Shogren, 2011)
(Turnbull, Turnbull, Erwin, Soodak, & Shogren, 2011)
Goal/Importance of a partnership
Partnerships have the goal of collaboration in an evaluation, equal share in educational planning, and support for parental decision making in educational placement in the least restrictive environment (the general education classroom to the fullest extent possible) so that in the long run, students will achieve:
(Turnbull, Turnbull, Erwin, Soodak, & Shogren, 2011)
- Equal Opportunities
- Independent Living
- Full Life Participation
- Economic Independence
(Turnbull, Turnbull, Erwin, Soodak, & Shogren, 2011)
For a look at the seven key factors that are present in effective partnerships, click the link to the right.
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