(Mis)Understanding families : learning from real families in our schools / edited by Monica Miller Marsh, Tammy Turner-Vorbeck.

Other author Miller Marsh, Monica, 1965-
Other author Turner-Vorbeck, Tammy.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Teachers College Press, ©2010.
Descriptionviii, 212 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Education--Parent participation.
Active learning.
Child rearing.

Portion of title Misunderstanding families
Contents Are schools doing enough to learn about families? / Debbie Pushor -- Disarticulating parent involvement in Latino-impacted schools in the Midwest / Gerardo R. López, Kent Stoelting -- Not the real thing : a history of Hollywood's TV families / Shirley R. Steinberg -- Messages protagonists send us : families in young adult literature / Tamara P. Lindsey, Linda T. Parsons -- Literature conversations for inquiring into the influence of family stories on teacher identities / Janice Huber ... [et al.] -- A tale of two adoptive families / Monica Miller Marsh, Tammy Turner-Vorbeck -- "I always feel they don't know anything about us" : diverse families talk about their relations with school / Elizabeth Graue, Margaret Hawkins -- Debunking the myths about the urban family : a constructed conversation / Rochelle Brock -- Reaching Native American families to increase school involvement / Angela Jaime, Caskey Russell -- Social class, culture, and "good parenting" : voices of low-SES families / Guofang Li -- The interwoven stories of teachers, families, and children in curriculum making / Simmee Chung, D. Jean Clandinin.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009030507
ISBN9780807750377 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0807750379

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Joyner General Stacks LB1048.5 .M57 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold