Children, Families, Schools, and Communities

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Giovannini, Joan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Textbooks.

Education.

Early Childhood--Textbooks.

Early Childhood.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Boston, MA ROTEL 2024.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Children, Families, Schools, and Communities is an introductory text in the field of Child and Family Studies. It provides a lens for understanding the evolving definition of “family” through socially constructed and ecological theory frameworks. It promotes strategies for culturally sustaining and deeply collaborative relationships between families, schools, and communities through the use of home-grown advocacy strategies based on community-driven data. Children, Families, Schools, and Communities is an adapted OER text from Rebecca Laff’s and Wendy Ruiz’s Child, Family, and Community.

Contents:

Introduction

Chapter 1 - What Is A Family?

Chapter 2 - Theories That Help Us Understand Families

Chapter 3 - A Closer Look at Parenting

Chapter 4 - What Is Gender and Why is it Important?

Chapter 5 - Building Collaborative Relationships with Families of Children with Disabilities

Chapter 6 - What is Culture and Why is it Important?

Chapter 7 - Exploring the Core Competencies of Family Engagement

Appendix

References

Notes:

Description based on print resource