Social justice and parent partnerships in multicultural education contexts /

"This book explores the pedagogies, strategies, and practical hands-on methods that teachers and administrators may use to develop stronger parent partnerships using social justice. It defines social justice as it relates to multicultural families and the intercultural dynamics that hinder or p...

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Corporate Authors: IGI Global
Group Author: Norris, Katherine E. L. (Editor); Collier, Shartriya (Editor)
Published: IGI Global,
Publisher Address: Hershey, Pa. :
Publication Dates: [2018]
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/978-1-5225-3943-8
Summary: "This book explores the pedagogies, strategies, and practical hands-on methods that teachers and administrators may use to develop stronger parent partnerships using social justice. It defines social justice as it relates to multicultural families and the intercultural dynamics that hinder or propel their success in U.S. schools. It examines the nexus of family, school and community relationships"--
Carrier Form: 29 PDFs (xxiii, 336 pages)
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781522539445
Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.
Index Number: LC1099
CLC: G571.2
Contents: Section 1. Culturally responsive partnerships across contexts. Chapter 1. Effective parent partnerships between schools and diverse families ; Chapter 2. Incorporating family engagement into California School District accountability plans ; Chapter 3. Early experiences with family involvement: strategies for success and practices that make a difference ; Chapter 4. Challenges and strategies for establishing strong partnerships: special education and CLD families -- Section 2. Parents as agents of change from home to school. Chapter 5. Teaching to transform Baltimore ; Chapter 6. Listening to speak and speaking to be heard: empowering African American parents through the oral tradition ; Chapter 7. Fortifying parent partnerships through the black church space -- Section 3. Sociopsychological safety and community assets in multilingual/multicultural contexts. Chapter 8. Refugee children and parental involvement in school education: a field model ; Chapter 9. Trauma: how educators can support children and their families -- Section 4. Cultivating parent partnerships and pedagogy through multiple literacies. Chapter 10. Mexican-American parents using critical literacy to address climate change ; Chapter 11. Family literacy and social justice: using storytelling to develop bilingual identities ; Chapter 12. Parent engagement through Abriendo Caminos/opening pathways: giving back to the community through teaching -- Section 5. Twenty-first century and beyond: advancing STEM partnerships through a multicultural lens. Chapter 13. Black parents as achievement socialization agents for black girls: building bridges to mathematics ; Chapter 14. Culturally responsive home/school partnerships: the cultural assets of high school parents of color ; Chapter 15. STEM for all: the importance of parent/school/community partnerships across the K-12 pipeline and beyond.