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Author Hong, Soo.

Title A cord of three strands : a new approach to parent engagement in schools / Soo Hong ; [foreword by Jean Anyon].

Publication Info. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Education Press, [2011]
©2011

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 Moore Stacks  LC225.32.I442 H664 2011    Available  ---
Description xvii, 246 pages : illustrations ; 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.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-238) and index.
Contents 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.
Summary 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--induction, integration, and investment---that together capture the dynamic and developmental nature of successful parent engagement.
Subject Home and school -- Illinois -- Chicago.
Home and school.
Illinois -- Chicago.
Education -- Parent participation -- Illinois -- Chicago.
Education -- Parent participation.
Community and school -- Illinois -- Chicago.
Community and school.
Added Title Cord of 3 strands
ISBN 1934742546
9781934742549 paperback