Equity in School-Parent Partnerships: Cultivating Community and Family Trust in Culturally Diverse Classrooms

ISBN-13: 9780807763797 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 170 str.

Socorro G. Herrera; Lisa Porter; Katherine Barko-Alva

Spis treści

• Foreword Luciana C. de Oliveira xi
• Acknowledgments xiii
• Introduction xv
• 1. Questioning Limiting Visions: Reconceptualizing Engagement Possibilities 1
• Introduction 1
• With the Best of Intentions, We've Failed to Arrive 3
• Do unto Them: Unidirectional Models for Parental Engagement and Involvement 11
• Beyond the Models: Families as Equal Contributors for Social and Academic Growth 16
• Conclusion 22
• References 23
• 2. "They Just Don't Show Up" 27
• Introduction 27
• Mi Abuelita & Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter 28
• Living Through Language: Community and School 30
• Principal Thompson's Confession 34
• Conclusion 39
• Check It Out, Plan It Out, Try It Out 40
• Momentos de Reflexión (Moments of Reflection) 41
• References 41
• 3. Burying Fossilized Practices: Disruption los Deberes (Homework) 43
• Introduction 43
• Martha's Story 44
• Homework as a Fossilized Practice 46
• The Monday Packet 47
• From Pendulum Swings to Paradigm Shifts: Disrupting Los Deberes 49
• Solving the Homework Problem 50
• Disrupting Los Deberes 51
• Innovation Artifact: Finding New Ways to Engage Students and Families with Homework 53
• Transformative Pedagogical Practices: Fostering Relations Between Teachers and CLD Families 58
• Conclusion 63
• Check It Out, Plan It Out, Try It Out 65
• Momentos de Reflexión (Moments of Reflection) 65
• References 66
• 4. Broadening Conceptions of Community in Engagement 69
• Introduction 69
• Atifa, the Community Peacekeeper 72
• Revisiting Cariño 73
• To Cultural Competency and Beyond 74
• Traditional Partners with a Twist 80
• Conclusion 86
• Check It Out, Plan It Out, Try It Out 87
• Momentos de Reflexión (Moments of Reflection) 87
• References 88
• 5. Planting on Fertile Ground: ESL/Dual Language Programs and Parental Engagement 91
• Introduction 91
• Leveling the Ground: Addressing Challenges of ESL and DLBE Settings for CLD Families 93
• La Señora Lupe y Sus Tamales Sagrados (Mrs. Lupe and Her Sacred Tamales) 97
• Cultivating the Soil: Possibilities of DLBE Programs as Models for School Community 100
• Melanie, Bill, y (and) Mackenzie 100
• Conclusion 106
• Check It Out, Plan It Out, Try It Out 107
• Momentos de Reflexión (Moments of Reflection) 107
• References 108
• 6. Projecting Our Socialization No Longer: Pobrecitos Hijos y Padres (Pity for Poor Childrenand Parents) 111
• Introduction 111
• Accommodation Readiness: Socialized to Expect 113
• Critical Reflection: Family Is Where Our Own Stories Begin 117
• Reflection on the ARS Levels: Implications for Parental Confianza, Cariño, y Respeto (Trust, Loving Care, and Respect) 118
• Rewriting the Narratives: Owning Our Historical Reality 131
• Conclusion 136
• Check It Out, Plan It Out, Try It Out 138
• Momentos de Reflexión (Moments of Reflection) 138
• References 139
• 7. Furthering the Pedagogy of Hope 143
• Introduction 143
• The District 144
• The School 146
• The Classroom 149
• Defining Capital Through an Asset-Based Perspective 152
• Love and Hope: One Question and Step at a Time 154
• Conclusion 157
• Check It Out, Plan It Out, Try It Out 159
• Unity 159
• References 160
• Index 161
• About the Authors 169