Including families and communities in urban education

• Other Authors: Hands, Catherine M. (Editor), Hubbard, Lea, 1946- (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, 2011.
• Series: Issues in the research, theory, policy, and practice of urban education.
• Subjects: Education, Urban > United States.; Education > Parent participation > United States.; Community and school > United States.; Children of minorities > Education > United States.; Educational equalization > United States.; Education > Administration > General.; Educational administration and organization.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806616589
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-61735-401-4
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 317 pages) : illustrations

The work of school, family and community partnerships is complex and messy and demands a thoughtful and deep investigation. Currently, parent and community involvement does not draw on school reform and educational change literature and conversely the school change literature often ignores the cruci...