School, family, and community partnerships: preparing educators, and improving schools

List of Tables and Figures

Preface and Acknowledgments

Part 1. Understanding School, Family, and Community Partnerships

1. Introduction

Matching Rhetoric with Practice

The Need

The Gap

Evidence of Change

Policies Encourage Preparation on Partnerships

More Is Needed

The Goals

Achieving the Goals

Using This Volume

Setting a Course

Featured Topics for Discussion

Activities and Exercises

Summary

References

2. Theory and Overview

Reading 2.1. Toward a Theory of Family-School Connections: Teacher Practices and Parent Involvement / Joyce L. Epstein

Reading 2.2. Moving Forward: Ideas for Research on School, Family, and Community Partnerships / Joyce L. Epstein / Steven B. Sheldon

Discussion and Activities

3. Research

Reading 3.1. Parent Involvement: A Survey of Teacher Practices / Henry Jay Becker / Joyce L. Epstein

Reading 3.2. Teachers' Reported Practices of Parent Involvement: Problems and Possibilities / Joyce L. Epstein / Henry Jay Becker

Reading 3.3. School Programs and Teacher Practices of Parent Involvement in Inner-City Elementary and Middle School / Joyce L. Epstein / Susan L. Dauber

Reading 3.4. Parents' Reactions to Teacher Practices of Parent Involvement / Joyce L. Epstein

Reading 3.5. Single Parents and the Schools: Effects of Marital Status of Parent and Teacher Interactions / Joyce L. Epstein

Reading 3.6. Parents' Attitudes and Practices of Involvement in Inner-City Elementary and Middle Schools / Susan L. Dauber / Joyce L. Epstein

Reading 3.7. Effects on Student Achievement of Teachers' Practices of Parent Involvement / Joyce L. Epstein

Reading 3.8. Homework Practices, Achievements, and Behaviors of Elementary School Students / Joyce L. Epstein

Reading 3.9. Student Reactions to Teachers' Practices of Parent Involvement / Joyce L. Epstein

Discussion and Activities

Part 2. Applying Research on School, Family, and Community Partnerships

4. Policy Implications

Reading 4.1. Parent Involvement: State Education Agencies Should Lead the Way / Joyce L. Epstein

Reading 4.2. Sample State and District Policies on School, Family, and Community Partnerships

Reading 4.3. Research Meets Policy and Practice: How Are School Districts Addressing NCLB Requirements for Parental Involvement? / Joyce L. Epstein

Discussion and Activities

5. A Practical Framework for Developing Comprehensive Partnership Programs

Reading 5.1. School, Family, and Community Partnerships-Caring for the Children We Share / Joyce L. Epstein

Discussion and Activities

6. Practical Applications: Linking Family and Community Involvement to Student Learning

Reading 6.1. More Than Minutes: Teachers' Roles in Designing Homework / Joyce L. Epstein / Frances L. Van Voorhis

Reading 6.2. Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork (TIPS): Interactive Homework in Math, Science, and Language Arts / Joyce L. Epstein

Reading 6.3. Organizing Productive Volunteers in the Middle Grades / Joyce L. Epstein

Discussion and Activities

7. Strategies for Action in Practice, Policy, and Research

Discussion and Activities

Index