| Description |
xii, 317 p. : ill. |
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Issues in the research, theory, policy, and practice of urban education |
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Issues in the research, theory, policy, and practice of urban education.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Education, Urban -- United States.
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Education -- Parent participation -- United States.
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Community and school -- United States.
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Children of minorities -- Education -- United States.
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Educational equalization -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Hands, Catherine M.
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Hubbard, Lea, 1946-
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781617353994 (pbk.) |
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9781617354007 (hbk.) |
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9781617354014 (electronic bk.) |
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