| Description |
xi, 268 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
SUNY series, family systems and the life cycle
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SUNY series, family systems and the life cycle.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Collaboration between schools and disadvantaged parents : obstacles and openings / Oliver C. Moles -- Parents' attitudes and practices of involvement in inner-city elementary and middle schools / Susan L. Dauber and Joyce L. Epstein -- Minority parents and the elementary school : attitudes and practices / Nancy Feyl Chavkin and David L. Williams, Jr. -- Homework-focused parenting practices that positively affect student achievement / Reginald M. Clark -- Minority parents and their youth : concern, encouragement, and support for school achievement / Philip L. Ritter, Randy Mont-Reynaud, and Sanford M. Dornbusch -- Improving education for minority adolescents : toward an ecological perspective on school choice and parent involvement / Patricia A. Bauch -- Strategies for working effectively with Asian immigrant parents / Esther Lee Yao. |
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Cultural values and American-Indian families / Dolores Subia BigFoot Sipes -- Teaming with parents to promote educational equality for language minority students / Andrea B. Bermúdez -- Increasing student achievement through teacher knowledge about parent involvement / Carmen Simich-Dudgeon -- Benefits and barriers to parent involvement : from Portugal to Boston to Liverpool / Don Davies -- School social workers helping multiethnic families, schools, and communities join forces / Nancy Feyl Chavkin -- A new paradigm for parent involvement / David S. Seeley -- Building the bridge to reach minority parents : education infrastructure supporting success for all children / Dorothy Rich -- Families as educators in a pluralistic society / Diane Scott-Jones. |
| Subject |
Home and school -- United States.
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Home and school. |
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United States. |
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Parent-teacher relationships -- United States.
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Parent-teacher relationships. |
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Children of minorities -- Education -- United States.
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Children of minorities -- Education. |
| Added Author |
Chavkin, Nancy Feyl.
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| ISBN |
079141227X alkaline paper |
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0791412288 paperback alkaline paper |
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