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Including families and communities in urban education [electronic resource] / edited by Catherine M. Hands, Lea Hubbard. - Charlotte, N.C. : Information Age Pub., c2011. - xii, 317 p. : ill. - Issues in the research, theory, policy, and practice of urban education . - Issues in the research, theory, policy, and practice of urban education. .

Includes bibliographical references.

Understanding family and community inclusion and engagement / Catherine M. Hands and Lea Hubbard -- Metaphor as insight into parents' conceptualizations of their role in school improvement / Bonnie L. Stelmach -- The role of leadership in forging family-school-community relationships / Lea Hubbard and Catherine M. Hands -- Parent empowerment through organizing for collective action / Lauri Johnson, Julie Carter, and Mary Finn -- Listening to parent voices: home-school collaboration for diverse communities / Magaly Lavadenz and Elvira G. Armas -- Fostering inclusive educational environments for American Indian parents and families in urban schools and communities / Susan C. Faircloth -- Learning to organize for educational change: one CBO's efforts to influence educational policy / Michael P. Evans -- Pioneer parents and creating pathways for involvement: a historical case study of school change and collective parental involvement / Erin McNamara Horvat -- The math/science equity project: working with educators to increase African American parental involvement in secondary math and science course placements / Roslyn A. Mickelson and Linwood H. Cousins -- Shaping youth's identity through student-driven research / Susan Yonezawa and Makeba Jones -- From mistrust to collaboration: using transformational social therapy to support participation in school- community educational reform in a French banlieue / Novella Keith -- Mapping family-school partnership programs through theories of action and logic models / Janet Chrispeels and Margarita Gonzalez -- Conclusion: themes from initiatives including families and community members in education.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Education, Urban--United States.
Education--Parent participation--United States.
Community and school--United States.
Children of minorities--Education--United States.
Educational equalization--United States.


Electronic books.

LC5131 / .I46 2011

379.2/6
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