The Wiley Handbook of Family, School, and Community Relationships in Education

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The Wiley Handbook of Family, School, and Community Relationships in Education

Abstract/Description

The Wiley Handbook of Family, School, and Community Relationships in Education brings together in one comprehensive volume a collection of writings from leading scholars on family and community engagement to provide an authoritative overview of the field. The expert contributors identify the contemporary and future issues related to the intersection of students’ families, schools, and their communities.

The Handbook’s chapters are organized to cover the topic from a wide-range of perspectives and vantage points including families, practitioners, policymakers, advocates, as well as researchers. In addition, the Handbook contains writings from several international researchers acknowledging that school, family, and community partnerships is a vital topic for researchers and policymakers worldwide. The contributors explore the essential issues related to the policies and sociopolitical concerns, curriculum and practice, leadership, and the role of families and advocates. This vital resource:

- Contains a diverse range of topics related to the field
- Includes information on current research as well as the historical origins
- Projects the breadth and depth of the field into the future
- Fills a void in the current literature
- Offers contributions from leading scholars on family and community engagement

Written for faculty and graduate students in education, psychology, and sociology, The Wiley Handbook of Family, School, and Community Relationships in Education is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to family and community engagement with schools.

Date

2019

Editor

Sheldon, Steven B.

Turner-Vorbeck, Tammy A.

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Resource type

en Research/Scholarly Media

Resource status/form

en Published Text

Scholarship genre

en Edited Collection/Anthology

IRE Approach/Concept

School Community Partnership

School Family Partnership

Equity

Family Engagement

Community Engagement

Community-Based Organization (CBO)

Open access/full-text available

en No

Peer reviewed

en Yes

ISBN

Print: 978-1-119-08255-2

eBook: 978-1-119-08302-3

URL

Publisher Webpage

Citation

Sheldon, S. B., & Turner-Vorbeck, T. A. (Eds.). (2019). The Wiley Handbook of Family, School, and Community Relationships in Education. Wiley.

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