Preparing Educators to Engage Families : Case Studies Using an Ecological Systems Framework

by Heather B. Weiss

• ISBN13: 9781412974370
• ISBN10: 1412974372
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-12-08
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

Summary

This book encourages readers to hone their analytic and problem-solving skills for use in real-world situations with students and their families. Organized according to Ecological Systems Theory (of the micro, meso, exo, macro, and chrono systems), the text presents research-based teaching cases that reflect critical dilemmas in family-school-community relations, especially among families for whom poverty and cultural differences are daily realities.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Preparing Educators in Family Engagement

About Family Engagement in Education

How to Use the Casebook

The Microsystem

Theoretical Perspectives on the Microsystem

Motivation to Learn

A Developmental-Contextual Perspective

The Microsystem Cases

A Special Education Plan for Anabela: Does Supporting Her Needs Mean Holding Her Back?

My Favorite Subject Is Lunch: Motivating a Disengaged Student

The Mesosystem

Theoretical Perspectives on the Mesosystem

Social Executive Functioning

Community Support for Family Engagement in Children's Learning

The Mesosystem Cases

Lunchtime at Sunnydale Elementary School: What Do First Graders Need?

Defining "Fine": Communicating Academic Progress to Parents

Bilingual Voices and Parent Classroom Choices: Family Engagement in Language and Literacy

The Exosystem

Theoretical Perspectives on the Exosystem

School-Based Family Support

The Exosystem Cases

Afterschool for Cindy: Family, School, and Community Roles in Out-of-School Time

Piecing It Together: Linking Systems to Support a Student and Family

The Macrosystem

Theoretical Perspectives on the Macrosystem

Ecocultural Understanding

Ethnic and Racial Diversity

The Macrosystem Cases

What Words Don't Say: Talking About Racism

Raising Children Alone: Poverty, Welfare Reform, and Family Involvement

Learning in the Shadow of Violence: Community, Culture, and Family Engagement

The Chronosystem

Theoretical Perspectives on the Chronosystem

Families, Time, and Learning

The Chronosystem Cases

Tomasito Is Too Big to Hold Hands: The Developing Child and the Home-School Relationship

Staying on the Path Toward College: One Boy at the Crossroads

Glossary

References

Index

About the Authors

About the Contributors

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