| Description |
x, 157 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Language and literacy series |
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Language and literacy series (New York, N.Y.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-148) and index. |
| Contents |
The Purposes of This Book 5 -- The Role of Parent Involvement in Education Reform 9 -- A Conceptual Map of Parent Engagement 15 -- A White Teacher-Researcher and African American Families 18 -- Organization of This Book 20 -- 1 African American Families' Engagement in School, Race, and Changes in the Political Economy 23 -- Assumptions About Parent Involvement 28 -- Traditional Models of Parent Involvement 30 -- An Alternative Discourse of Parent Involvement 32 -- African American Parents' Roles in a Changing Political Economy 34 -- Conclusion 40 -- 2 The Power of Agency and Community at Ida B. Wells Primary School 42 -- Parent Involvement at Ida B. Wells 44 -- A School-Community-University Partnership 47 -- Parents as Supporters 49 -- Parents as Advocates 57 -- Parent-School-Community Partnerships 61 -- Conclusion 64 -- 3 "We're Spending Time Together": What We Can Learn from Children About Parent Involvement 65 -- Paige: "Books Soothe Me" 68 -- Aliska: "I Know That I'm a Strong Girl" 73 -- Jasmine: "There Are Two Roads. I Go to the Right Road" 77 -- Minelik: "Reading Is Kind of Like the TV but All Put Into a Book" 80 -- Children's Stories as Counternarratives 84 -- Conclusion 87 -- 4 Schools as Inclusive and Exclusionary Spaces? 89 -- Parents' Legacies of Schooling 94 -- Creating a Culture of Parent Involvement at Ida B. Wells 98 -- Conversation and Communication in the Parent-Teacher Conference 100 -- Re-Imagining Schools as Inclusive and Democratic Spaces 105 -- Conclusion 107 -- 5 Families as Advocates in Creating Spaces of Hope at Home, in Schools, and in the Community 109 -- African American Families and Education 110 -- Parent Involvement in a Changing Political Economy 114 -- Literacy, Voice, and Community 118 -- Creating Public Spaces 121 -- Closing Suggestions 125. |
| Subject |
African American children -- Education -- Case studies.
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Education -- Parent participation -- United States -- Case studies.
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Education, Urban -- United States -- Case studies.
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Community and school -- United States -- Case studies.
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African American children -- Education.
(OCoLC)fst01766543
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Community and school. (OCoLC)fst00870669
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Education -- Parent participation.
(OCoLC)fst00902710
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Education, Urban. (OCoLC)fst00903310
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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Case studies. (OCoLC)fst01423765
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Case studies.
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| ISBN |
9780807754641 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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0807754641 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9780807754658 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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080775465X (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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