Families and schools in a pluralistic society / edited by Nancy Feyl Chavkin.
Other author/creator | Chavkin, Nancy Feyl. |
Format | Book and Print |
Publication Info | Albany, N.Y : State University of New York Press, ©1993. |
Description | xi, 268 pages ; 24 cm. |
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Series | SUNY series, family systems and the life cycle SUNY series, family systems and the life cycle. ^A307499 |
Contents | Collaboration between schools and disadvantaged parents : obstacles and openings / Oliver C. Moles -- Parents' attitudes and practices of involvement in inner-city elementary and middle schools / Susan L. Dauber and Joyce L. Epstein -- Minority parents and the elementary school : attitudes and practices / Nancy Feyl Chavkin and David L. Williams, Jr. -- Homework-focused parenting practices that positively affect student achievement / Reginald M. Clark -- Minority parents and their youth : concern, encouragement, and support for school achievement / Philip L. Ritter, Randy Mont-Reynaud, and Sanford M. Dornbusch -- Improving education for minority adolescents : toward an ecological perspective on school choice and parent involvement / Patricia A. Bauch -- Strategies for working effectively with Asian immigrant parents / Esther Lee Yao. |
Contents | Cultural values and American-Indian families / Dolores Subia BigFoot Sipes -- Teaming with parents to promote educational equality for language minority students / Andrea B. Bermúdez -- Increasing student achievement through teacher knowledge about parent involvement / Carmen Simich-Dudgeon -- Benefits and barriers to parent involvement : from Portugal to Boston to Liverpool / Don Davies -- School social workers helping multiethnic families, schools, and communities join forces / Nancy Feyl Chavkin -- A new paradigm for parent involvement / David S. Seeley -- Building the bridge to reach minority parents : education infrastructure supporting success for all children / Dorothy Rich -- Families as educators in a pluralistic society / Diane Scott-Jones. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
LCCN | 91042020 |
ISBN | 079141227X (alk. paper) |
ISBN | 9780791412275 (alk. paper) |
ISBN | 0791412288 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
ISBN | 9780791412282 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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