Home, School, and Community Collaboration: Culturally Responsive Family Engagement

by Kathy B. Grant (Editor), Julie A. Ray (Editor)

Home, School, and Community Collaboration uses the culturally responsive family support model as a framework to prepare teachers to work effectively with children from diverse families. Authors Kathy B. Grant and Julie A. Ray skillfully incorporate numerous real-life vignettes and case studies to show readers the practical application of culturally responsive family engagement.

The Fourth Edition contains additional content that enhances the already relevant text, a new section titled "Perspectives on Poverty" acknowledging the deep levels of poverty in the United States and the impact on family-school relations; increased coverage of Latino/Latina family connections; and updated demographics focusing on the issues impacting same-sex families, families experiencing divorce, children and family members with chronic illnesses, military families, and grandparents raising children.

With contributions from more than 22 experts in the field offering a wide range of perspectives, this book will help readers understand, appreciate, and support diverse families.

Genres: Nonfiction, Textbooks

592 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Lynn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an excellent textbook for social workers, counselors. administrators and any educational professionals interested in working with families, communities and outreach in order to help kids achieve in school. There are plenty of good points in this textbook and I thought most was very good. There is one major flaw however, covering g the Common Core Standards as it they were thought up by great thinkers and professionals without reservation is very concerning. This textbook is used mainly in education preparatory programs so it is doesn't mention that law can be wrong and contradict what is basically the educational law of the land. Without looking at the educational law and curriculum and focusing on educational problems as being within children, families, and communities is just wrong. The section on the Common Core reads like an advertisement for them. That is disturbing.

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wish I had a class covering this topic and this book in my teacher preparation program. I knew the biggest weakness of my program was not preparing me to work with parents and families as a crucial part of being an educator and this book not only answered all my questions but provided ample resources, and all from a culturally responsive teaching framework. I would highly recommend this book to all pre-service and new teachers especially. I feel so much more prepared now going into my first year of teaching.

[Etta G · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read four chapters of this textbook at my boyfriend’s parents’ kitchen table towards the beginning of the semester and then never opened it again. Learned a lot from those four chapters though!

Shoutout to Prof. F and his lack of weekly assignments.