Families and Schools in a Pluralistic Society Book

	Tables and Figures
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction: Families and the Schools	1
Pt. I	An Overview
1	Collaboration between Schools and Disadvantaged Parents: Obstacles and Openings	21
Pt. II	Current Research
2	Parents' Attitudes and Practices of Involvement in Inner-City Elementary and Middle Schools	53
3	Minority Parents and the Elementary School: Attitudes and Practices	73
4	Homework-Focused Parenting Practices That Positively Affect Student Achievement	85
5	Minority Parents and Their Youth: Concern, Encouragement, and Support for School Achievement	107
6	Improving Education for Minority Adolescents: Toward an Ecological Perspective on School Choice and Parent Involvement	121
Pt. III	Practice Perspectives
7	Strategies for Working Effectively with Asian Immigrant Parents	149
8	Cultural Values and American-Indian Families	157
9	Teaming with Parents to Promote Educational Equality for Language Minority Students	175
10	Increasing Student Achievement through Teacher Knowledge about Parent Involvement	189
11	Benefits and Barriers to Parent Involvement: From Portugal to Boston to Liverpool	205
12	School Social Workers Helping Multiethnic Families, Schools, and Communities Join Forces	217
Pt. IV	Opportunities Ahead
13	A New Paradigm for Parent Involvement	229
14	Building the Bridge to Reach Minority Parents: Education Infrastructure Supporting Success for All Children	235
15	Families as Educators in a Pluralistic Society	245
	Appendix	255
	Contributors	261
	Index	263