Involving Latino Families in Schools : Raising Student Achievement Through Home-School Partnerships.

Involving Latino Families in Schools : Raising Student Achievement Through Home-School Partnerships.

The author provides practical strategies for cultivating communication with Latino parents and including the Latino family in developing sustained academic improvement.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Delgado Gaitan, Concha
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2004
Subjects:
Hispanic Americans > Education.
Home and school > United States.
Education > Parent participation > United States.
Academic achievement > United States.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • About the Author
  • Chapter 1
  • Life in Latino Families
  • Connecting
  • Sharing Information
  • Across Generations of Latinos
  • Staying Involved
  • Summary
  • Chapter 2
  • Connecting Latino Parents to the Classroom
  • Understanding Parent Involvement
  • Chapter 3
  • Sharing Information with Latino Parents
  • Connecting
  • Informal Verbal Contacts with Parents
  • Sharing Information
  • Visiting Families
  • Focus Groups
  • Written Correspondence
  • Language at Meetings
  • Staying Involved
  • Summary
  • Chapter 4
  • Instructing Parents to Teach at Home
  • Connecting
  • Sharing Information
  • Staying Involved
  • Mentoring Project
  • Summary
  • Chapter 5
  • Involving Families in the Life of the School
  • Connecting
  • Sharing Information
  • Parents as Advocates
  • Home Experiences in the Classroom
  • Parent Volunteers in the School
  • Staying Involved
  • Summary
  • Chapter 6
  • Preparing Latino Students for Higher Education
  • Connecting
  • Sharing Information
  • Summary
  • Chapter 7
  • Designing Schoolwide Parent Involvement Programs
  • Connecting
  • Sharing Information
  • Staying Involved
  • Summary
  • Chapter 8
  • Forming School-Family-Community Partnerships
  • National Networking for Assisting Local Schools
  • Grassroots Organizing for Latino Parent Involvement
  • College Track Community Program
  • Summary
  • Educational and Cultural Informational and Support Resources
  • References
  • Index.

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