Engagingfamiliesinchildren'seducationthroughpartnershipsandcollaboration
FamiliesasPartnersinEducationisthemostcomprehensivebookonthemarketcoveringthehistoryoffamily/schoolcollaboration,currentissuesandpopulationtrendsaffectingAmericanschoolsandcommunities,diversefamilystructures,andtechniquesforestablishingconnectionswithparentsandencouraginginvolvementwiththeirchild'slearning.Amongotherthemes,thebookemphasizestheimportanceoffundsofknowledgeforchildren'sdevelopmentandforeffectivepartnershipswithfamilies(theknowledgethatchildrenacquirefromtheirfamilies)andtheconceptoffundsofidentityasacatalystforeducatorstounderstandtheirownidentity.Throughoutthebook,theauthorsmakeconnectionstotheseconceptsnotonlytohelpeducatorsunderstandchilddevelopment,butalsotoshowhowchildrendevelopwithinthecontextoftheirfamilies.The10thEditioncontinuestohighlightimportantparentinvolvementprogramsandhowsuchprogramsareoftensuccessfulbecauseoftheirasset-basedviewoffamilies,particularlythosethatarediverse,aswellasthosewithchildrenwithspecialabilities.Updatedtheoryandresearchareincludedthroughoutthetext,aswellasnewsituationalvignettesthatillustratetypicalparent-schoolsituations.