Teaching Curriculum and Community Involvement (Hc)

This publication features Hiatt-Michael’s research and practice during thirty-four years as Professorof Education at the Graduate School of Education and Psychology Pepperdine University. Thechapters represent a range of her major thoughts on teaching curriculum and family-communityinvolvement by the author. Her work has broadened the scope and understanding of the commonalitiesof teaching and curriculum across disciplines and professional work. In addition she hasexpanded the concept of the site-based school to include and engage the families and communityas well as the students and professional staff. Lastly she connects research and practice of schoolingacross continents noting stages of development in educational practices.The Foreward presents personal insights to the author’s professional growth. A chronologicalreading of the chapters will reveal the development of a faculty member from early researcher toaward-winning author of theory-to-practice material in a given field of study.