Preparing educators to engage families: case studies using an ecological systems framework

Preparing Educators to Engage Families: Case Studies Using an Ecological Systems Framework, Second Edition 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. INDICE: Introduction: Preparing Educators in Family Engagement : About Family Engagement in Education How to Use the Casebook / PART ONE: THE MICROSYSTEM / Theoretical Perspectives on the Microsystem : Motivation to Learn A Developmental-Contextual Perspective / The Microsystem Cases : Case 1: A Special Education Plan for Anabela: Does Supporting Her Needs Mean Holding Her Back? Case2: My Favorite Subject Is Lunch: Motivating a Disengaged Student / PART TWO: THE MESOSYSTEM / Theoretical Perspectives on the Mesosystem : Social ExecutiveFunctioning Community Support for Family Engagement in Children's Learning / The Mesosystem Cases : Case 3: Lunchtime at Sunnydale Elementary School: What Do First Graders Need? Case 4: Defining "Fine": Communicating Academic Progress to Parents Case 5: Bilingual Voices and Parent Classroom Choices: Family Engagement in Language and Literacy / PART THREE: THE EXOSYSTEM / Theoretical Perspectives on the Exosystem : School-Based Family Support / The Exosystem Cases: Case 6: Afterschool for Cindy: Family, School, and Community Roles in Out-of-School Time Case 7: Piecing It Together: Linking Systems to Support a Student and Family / PART FOUR: THE MACROSYSTEM / Theoretical Perspectives on the Macrosystem : Ecocultural Understanding Ethnic and Racial Diversity / The Macrosystem Cases : Case 8: What Words Don't Say: Talking About Racism Case 9: Raising Children Alone: Poverty, Welfare Reform, and Family Involvement Case 10: Learning in the Shadow of Violence: Community, Culture, and Family Engagement / PART FIVE: THE CHRONOSYSTEM / Theoretical Perspectives on the Chronosystem : Families, Time, and Learning / The Chronosystem Cases : Case 11: Tomasito Is Too Big to Hold Hands: The Developing Child and the Home-School Relationship Case 12: Staying on the Path Toward College: One Boy at the Crossroads

• ISBN: 978-1-4129-7437-0
• Editorial: Sage Publications
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 200
• Fecha Publicación: 28/02/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés