Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributor Biographies; Introduction; Families and Advocates; Curriculum and Practice; Policies and Sociopolitical Concerns; Engagement and Leadership; Important Trends and Emerging Research; References; Section I Families and Advocates; Chapter 1 Community and School Collaborations: Tapping into Community Organizing Initiatives and Resources; Filling in the Gaps in Parental Involvement; Why Community-Organizing?; Re-Conceptualizing Parental Involvement; Tapping into Community Organizations; Relationships, Social Capital, and Power; Discussion
  • Chapter 3 Critical Approaches to Educational Partnerships with African American Families: The Relevancy of Race in Ideology and PracticeIntroduction; Education and Contemporary Racial Realities; Recognizing Families' Love, Critical Care and Racial Protection; Bridging Notions of Educational Involvement, Engagement and Partnership; Embracing Critical Race Ideologies and "Seeing Color"; Conclusion: Moving Toward an Afro-Affirmative Approach to Educational Partnerships; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Critical and Culturally Sustaining Indigenous Family and Community Engagement in Education
  • PrologueIndigenous Education: "Separation of Families"; Critical Indigenous Education; Sustaining Indigenous Understandings of Family and Community Engagement; Culturally Sustaining Indigenous Family Engagement (CSIFE); Concluding Thoughts: Family Engagement in Education Contexts; Notes; References; Chapter 5 Mapping Social Capital for Autism: Using Social Network Analytics to Measure Access to Autism Knowledge and Resources for Parents and School Providers in Special Education; Introduction; Methods; Findings; Discussion; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References
  • Chapter 6 School-Community Partnerships for Inclusion(s) of LGBTQI Youth and FamiliesIntroduction; Beyond Gender Binaries (Shifting Terminologies); Ethical and Legal Responsibilities of Schools; School Culture/Classroom Culture; References; Section II Curriculum and Practice; Chapter 7 Student Learning: The Essence of Family, School, and Community Partnerships; Introduction; Theoretical Explanations for Impact of Parents and Families on Student Learning; Types of Family Involvement; Family and Child Characteristics, Family Involvement, and Student Learning; Methodological Considerations