Table Of ContentHome, School, and Community Collaboration
4th Edition
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For my MST graduate students who inspire me to be creative, compassionate, and insightful. I
hope they will enter teaching with a strong appreciation for the role of families in schools.
K.B.G.
For the bookends of our family: the oldest member, my mother, Wanda Mitchell-Fisk, who
cherishes her family and makes each person feel special and loved, and the newest member of our
family, Benjamin Dennis Curry, whose namesakes are role models of family love and devotion.
J.A.R.
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Home, School, and Community
Collaboration
Culturally Responsive Family Engagement
4th Edition
Kathy B. Grant
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
Julie A. Ray
Southeast Missouri State University
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Names: Grant, Kathy B., author. | Ray, Julie, author.
Title: Home, school, and community collaboration : culturally responsive family engagement / Kathy B. Grant, State
University of New York at Plattsburgh, Julie A. Ray, Southeast Missouri State University.
Description: Fourth edition. | Los Angeles : SAGE Publications, Inc., [2019] | Includes bibliographical references and
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Identifiers: LCCN 2017045099 | ISBN 9781506365732 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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Brief Contents
1. Preface
2. Acknowledgments
3. Section I • Understanding Family Engagement: Building a Knowledge Base for
Culturally Responsive Family Engagement
1. Chapter 1 • Family Engagement and the Responsive Educator
2. Chapter 2 • Theories and Models for Family Engagement in Schools
Contributing Authors
4. Chapter 3 • Supporting Families as They Parent Today’s Children
5. Section II • Appreciating Families: Today’s Diverse Families
1. Chapter 4 • Structurally Diverse Families Contributing Author
2. Chapter 5 • Culturally Diverse Families Contributing Authors
3. Chapter 6 • Students of Families in Transition
4. Chapter 7 • Families Overcoming Obstacles Contributing Authors
5. Chapter 8 • Families in Abusive Situations Contributing Author
6. Section III • Family Engagement: Putting Knowledge and Skills Into Action
1. Chapter 9 • Engaging Families in Their Children’s Learning at School and at
Home
2. Chapter 10 • Teacher as Family Communication Facilitator Contributing
Author
3. Chapter 11 • Working With Families of Children With Exceptionalities
Contributing Authors
4. Chapter 12 • Teacher as a Family Resource and Advocate Contributing
Authors
5. Chapter 13 • Schoolwide Family Engagement Activities: Family Events, Family
Resource Centers, and Volunteer Programs Contributing Authors
7. Appendix A. Standards
8. Appendix B. National Association for the Education of Young Children Code of
Ethical Conduct
9. Appendix C. State Agencies for Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect
10. Appendix D. Individualized Education Program and Individualized Family Service
Plan Examples
11. Glossary
12. References
13. Index
14. About the Authors
15. About the Contributors
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Detailed Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Section I • Understanding Family Engagement: Building a Knowledge Base for
Culturally Responsive Family Engagement
Chapter 1 • Family Engagement and the Responsive Educator
Preparing for Family Partnerships: Actualizing the Process
Forming Family Partnerships: Self-Assessment Activity
In the Classroom: A New School Year Begins
Benefits of Effective Family Engagement Practices
Benefits for Students
Benefits for Families
Benefits for Educators and Schools
Barriers to Authentic Family Engagement
School Barriers: Educators
Family Barriers: Individuals or Groups
School, District, or Community Barriers
Barriers for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families
Current Trends in Family Demographics
Configuration of Today’s American Families
Economic Status of Today’s American Families
Race and Ethnicity of Today’s American Families
Summary of Demographic Information
Culturally Responsive Family Engagement
Culturally Responsive Teaching
Ethical Practice
Summary
Reflection Questions
CR-Tech Connections
Websites
Student Study Site
Chapter 2 • Theories and Models for Family Engagement in Schools
Defining Family
In the Classroom: A Parent’s Perspective
Family Systems Conceptual Framework
Characteristics of a System
Ecological Systems Theory: Urie Bronfenbrenner
Family Empowerment Models: Carl Dunst
The Funds of Knowledge: Luis Moll
Family–School Partnerships Framework: Joyce Epstein
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Six Types of Involvement
School Development Program: James Comer
Summary
Reflection Questions
CR-Tech Connections
Websites
Student Study Site
Chapter 3 • Supporting Families as They Parent Today’s Children
In the Classroom: The First Meeting With a Parent
Stages of Parenthood
Infancy
Toddlerhood and the Preschool Years
The Elementary School Years
Parenting Styles
Authoritative Parenting
Authoritarian Parenting
Permissive or Indulgent Parenting
Permissive or Neglectful Parenting
Effects of Different Parenting Styles on a Child’s Behavior
Criticisms of Parenting Styles Research
Teacher Acceptance of Differing Parenting Styles
Family Support for All
Principles of Family Support in Schools
Principle 1: School Staff Work Together to Build Positive
Relationships With Families Based on Equality and Respect
Principle 2: Administrators, Principals, and Teachers Recognize
the Capacity of Families and Honor Their Role in Supporting the
Overall Growth and Development of All Family Members: Young
Children, Students, and Adults
Principle 3: School Staff Understand That Families Are Important
Resources to Design, Implement, and Evaluate Programs
Principle 4: Schools and Their Community Partners Understand
That Successful Family Involvement and Support Programs Must
Affirm and Strengthen Families’ Cultural, Racial, and Linguistic
Identities and Enhance Their Ability to Function in a
Multicultural Society
Principle 5: Schools Acknowledge Their Role in the Community
That They Serve and Recognize That School Programs That Are
Embedded in the Community Contribute to the Community-
Building Process
Principle 6: School-Based or School-Sponsored Initiatives for
Families Are Designed to Advocate With Families for Services and
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Systems That Are Fair, Responsive, and Accountable to the
Families and Students Served
Principle 7: School Staff Members Working With Families
Mobilize Both Formal and Informal Resources to Support Family
Development and Efficacy
Principle 8: School-Based or School-Sponsored Programs Are
Designed to Be Flexible and Continually Responsive to Emerging
Family and Community Issues
Principle 9: School Staff Ensure That the Principles of Family
Support Are Modeled by All Staff in Their Day-to-Day
Interactions With Families, in the Design of All Program
Activities, and in the District Policies That Govern School-Based
or Support Initiatives for Families
Parent Education Models
Parents as Teachers
Star Parenting
Systematic Training for Effective Parenting
Parent Effectiveness Training
Active Parenting
Summary
Reflection Questions
CR-Tech Connections
Websites
Student Study Site
Section II • Appreciating Families: Today’s Diverse Families
Chapter 4 • Structurally Diverse Families
Today’s American Families
In the Classroom: Grandparents Becoming Parents
Nuclear Family Settings
Suggestions for Working With Nuclear Families
Extended Family Settings
Suggestions for Working With Extended Families
Single-Parent Families
Suggestions for Working With Single-Parent Families
Suggestions for Working With Families Experiencing a Divorce
Blended Families
Suggestions for Working With Blended Families
Same-Sex Families
Suggestions for Working With Same-Sex Families
Grandparents and Other Kinship Roles
Suggestions for Working With Kinship Care Families
Multiracial Families
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