Home, School, and Community Collaboration
Culturally Responsive Family Engagement
- Kathy B. Grant - State University of New York at Plattsburgh
- Julie A. Ray - Southeast Missouri State University, USA
Working with Parents
Home, School, and Community Collaboration
The Fourth Edition contains additional content that enhances the already relevant text, including: a new section titled “Perspectives on Poverty” acknowledging the deep levels of poverty in the United States and the impact on family-school relations; increased coverage of Latino/Latina family connections; and updated demographics focusing on the issues impacting same-sex families, families experiencing divorce, children and family members with chronic illnesses, military families, and grandparents raising children.
With contributions from more than 22 experts in the field offering a wide range of perspectives, this book will help readers understand, appreciate, and support diverse families.
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Supplements
Password-protected Instructor Resources include the following:
· A Microsoft® Word test bank is available containing multiple choice, true/false, short answer, and essay questions for each chapter. The test bank provides a diverse range of pre-written options as well as the opportunity for editing any question and/or inserting personalized questions to assess students’ progress and understanding.
· Editable, chapter-specific Microsoft® PowerPoint® slides offer complete flexibility in easily creating a multimedia presentation for courses and highlight essential content and features.
· · Sample course syllabi for semester and quarter courses provide suggested models for use when creating the syllabi.
· Chapter-specific discussion questions help launch classroom interaction by prompting students to engage with the material and by reinforcing important content.
· · A set of all graphics from the text, including all of the maps, tables, and figures, in PowerPoint, .pdf, and .jpg formats for class presentations.
· A Family Engagement Plan Case Study helps students to synthesize all of the concepts they have learned about family engagement.
· A Movie List provides additional suggestions for movies and TV shows on topics of interest related to the book.
The open-access Student Study Site includes the following:
· eFlashcards for anywhere, anytime studying to strengthen understanding of key terms and concepts.
· Mobile-friendly practice quizzes allow for independent assessment to master course material on the go
“This state-of-the-art textbook provides a wealth of scholarly, theoretically anchored, perspectives-based content, activities, and resources, which are designed to enhance preservice teachers’ ability to work with students and families effectively, regardless of their backgrounds, cultures, or circumstances.”
“This textbook describes real-life educational situations and provides teachers with resources for developing a collaborative relationship with home, school, and the community.”
“This is a wonderful text that provides students with a keen understanding of how they can support the development of home-school and community collaborations.”
“This text continues to provide relevant information to meet the challenges of family involvement in today’s classrooms.”
“I think this is a very thorough text addressing the issues surrounding family-school-community collaborations. Not only is the text reader-friendly, but it also offers an abundance of practical tips on how best to promote family engagement among a diverse array of family types.”
Sample Materials & Chapters
Chapter 1: Family Engagement and the Responsive Educator
Chapter 5: Culturally Diverse Families