Including Families and Communities in Urban Education.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series page -- Including Families and Communities in Urban Education -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- Contents -- Series Editors' Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: Understanding Family and Community Inclusion and Engagement -- Part I: Structure -- Chapter 2: Metaphor as Insight into Parents' Conceptualizations of their Role in School Improvement -- Chapter 3: The Role of Leadership in Forging Family-School-Community Relationships -- Chapter 4: Parent Empowerment through Organizing for Collective Action -- Part II: Culture -- Chapter 5: Listening to Parent Voices -- Chapter 6: Fostering Inclusive Educational Environments for American Indian Parents and Families in Urban Schools and Communities -- Chapter 7: Learning to Organize for Educational Change -- Chapter 8: Pioneer Parents and Creating Pathways for Involvement -- Part III: Agency -- Chapter 9: The Math/Science Equity Project -- Chapter 10: Shaping Youth's Identity through Student-Driven Research -- Part IV: Strategies for Inclusion and Program Assessment -- Chapter 11: From Mistrust to Collaboration -- Chapter 12: Mapping Family-School Partnership Programs Through Theories of Action and Logic Models -- Part V: Conclusion: Themes from Initiatives Including Families and Community Members in Education -- Culminating Remarks on Family and Community Inclusion in Urban Education -- About the Contributors -- Editors -- Authors.

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