The Wiley Handbook of Family, School, and Community Relationships in Education

Steven B. Sheldon, Tammy A. Turner-Vorbeck, Steven B. Sheldon, Tammy A. Turner-Vorbeck

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN:
  9781119083153
  9781119082552
• eBook ISBN:
  9781119083023
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

A comprehensive collection of essays from leading experts on family and community engagement

The Wiley Handbook of Family, School, and Community Relationships in Educationbrings together in one comprehensive volume a collection of writings from leading scholars on family and community engagement to provide an authoritative overview of the field. The expert contributors identify the contemporary and future issues related to the intersection of students' families, schools, and their communities. 

The Handbook's chapters are organized to cover the topic from a wide-range of perspectives and vantage points including families, practitioners, policymakers, advocates, as well as researchers. In addition, the Handbook contains writings from several international researchers acknowledging that school, family, and community partnerships is a vital topic for researchers and policymakers worldwide. The contributors explore the essential issues related to the policies and sociopolitical concerns, curriculum and practice, leadership, and the role of families and advocates. This vital resource:

• Contains a diverse range of topics related to the field
• Includes information on current research as well as the historical origins
• Projects the breadth and depth of the field into the future
• Fills a void in the current literature
• Offers contributions from leading scholars on family and community engagement 

Written for faculty and graduate students in education, psychology, and sociology, The Wiley Handbook of Family, School, and Community Relationships in Educationis a comprehensive and authoritative guide to family and community engagement with schools.

Index

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Page references to Figures or Tables will be followed by the letters 'f' or 't' as appropriate, while references to Notes will be followed by the letter 'n' and Note number.

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• academic achievement see achievement
• acculturation 40, 75, 270
• achievement
  • see also learning
  • accountability movement 204
  • achievement gaps see achievement gaps
  • economically disadvantaged family and neighborhoods, improving in cases of 405–409
  • and family involvement 13–14, 204–208, 205–206t
    • effect 163–182
    • research considerations 172, 175–176
  • full‐service community schools, evidence on outcomes 518–519
  • Hoover‐Dempsey and Sandler parent involvement framework 432–433
  • and poverty 147, 380–381, 399, 400–402, 404–409
  • school improvement efforts 163
  • and school resources 403
  • student outcomes vs. community outcomes, in GSLs 601
• achievement gaps
  • see also achievement
  • closing 555, 557, 640
  • income 409, 511
  • and networks 555, 557, 559
• action plans 211, 531, 632, 634
  • see also plans/planning
  • One‐Year Action Plan for Partnerships 563
• action research projects 557
• Action Teams for Partnerships (ATPs) 276, 281
  • One‐Day Workshop 563
  • school‐based 560, 563, 564, 569–571
  • site‐based 569
• Adams, C. M. 516, 519
• Adelman, H. 5...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Table of Contents
• Contributor Biographies
• Introduction
• Section I: Families and Advocates
• Section II: Curriculum and Practice
• Section III: Policies and Sociopolitical Concerns
• Section IV: Engagement and Leadership
• Section V: Important Trends and Emerging Research
• Index
• End User License Agreement