Families, schools, and the adolescent : connecting research, policy, and practice

Families, schools, and the adolescent : connecting research, policy, and practice /

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Other Authors: Hill, Nancy E., Chao, Ruth K.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Teachers College Press, [2009]
Subjects:
Middle school teaching > United States.
High school teaching > United States.
Teenagers > Education > United States.
Teenagers and adults > United States.
Teacher-student relationships > United States.
Parent-teacher relationships > United States.
Motivation in education > United States.
Youth.
Middle school teaching.
High school teaching.
Teenagers > Education.
Teenagers.
Teenagers and adults.
Teacher-student relationships.
Parent-teacher relationships.
Motivation in education.
United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : background in theory, practice, and policy / Nancy E. Hill and Ruth K. Chao
  • "We're way past reading together" : why and how parental involvement in adolescence makes sense / Kathleen V. Hoover-Dempsey, Christa L. Ice, and Manya C. Whitaker
  • Considering the context of culture : perspectives in the schooling of Latino adolescents from the classroom, home, and beyond / James L. Rodríguez
  • Developmentally appropriate strategies across ethnicity and socioeconomic status : parental involvement during middle school / Nancy E. Hill, Diana F. Tyson, and Lea Bromell
  • Rethinking the role parenting : promoting adolescent academic success and emotional well-being / Nathan Jones and Barbara Schneider
  • Parents still matter : parental links to the behaviors and future outlook of high school seniors / Belkis Suazo deCastro and Sophia Catsambis
  • Diversities in meaning and practice : the parental involvement of Asian immigrants / Ruth K. Chao ... [et al.]
  • Reaching out to all families : developing parental involvement workshops for African American parents of middle school students / Jelani Mandara
  • Tapping into technology : using the Internet to promote family-school communication / Suzanne M. Bouffard
  • Policy levelers and entry opportunities for family-school partnerships / Robert Crosnoe
  • Opportunities for moving family involvement research into policy and practice / Holly Kreider and Suzanne M. Bouffard
  • Conclusion : recommendations for developmentally appropriate strategies for parental involvement during adolescence / Ruth K. Chao and Nancy E. Hill.

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