Parents as partners in education : families and schools working together / Eugenia Hepworth Berger

Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-462) and index

Contents Ch. 1 Family involvement - essential for a child's development Ch. 2 Families and communities : overview, trends, and insights Ch. 3 Working with culturally diverse groups Ch. 4 Historical overview of family life, diverse families, and parent involvement Ch. 5 Effective home - school - community relationships Ch. 6 Communication and parent programs Ch. 7 Collaborative leadership - working with parents Ch. 8 School-based programs Ch. 9 Home-based programs Ch. 10 Working with parents of a child with disabilities Ch. 11 The abused child Ch. 12 Rights, responsibilities, and advocacy

"This text uniquely provides comprehensive coverage of the history of parenting and parent/school collaboration, current issues and immigration trends affecting American schools and communities, diverse family structures, and many techniques that teaching professionals can use to engage family members of all children more completely as partners in education. Chapters on working with families of children with special needs and on child abuse are remarkable aspects of this text."--Jacket