Author:
Hong, Soo.
Imprint:Cambridge, MA : Harvard Education Press, c2011.
Descriptionxvii, 246 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note:"A close study of the Logan Square Neighborhood Association, a grassroots organization on the northwest side of Chicago, whose work with parents and schools has drawn national attention" ---p. [4] of cover..
Note:Challenging the tradition : revealing the transformative potential of parent engagement -- A community responds: the Logan Square Neighborhood Association and the reinvention of school-community relationships -- Building community within schools : one school's connection with parents and families -- Seeing things eye to eye : a mutually engaging model for parent participation -- The ties that bind : a relational approach to parent engagement -- Not just dreams : transforming lives and communities -- Conclusion : an ecology of parent engagement -- A layered ethnography : at the crossroads of relationship, theory, and methodology.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p.229-238) and index.
Note:How can low-income, non-English-speaking parents become advocates, leaders, and role models in their children's schools? A cord of three strands offers a close study of the Logan Square Neighborhood Association, A grassroots organization on the northwest side of Chicago, whose work with parents and schools has drawn national attention. The author identifies three elements - instruction, integration, and investment - that together caoture the dynamic and developmental nature of sucessful parent engagement.
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