Processes and Pathways of Family-School Partnerships Across Development

127 Pages·2015·1.66 MB·English

by  Susan M. Sheridan

Research on Family-School Partnerships
Series Editors: Susan M. Sheridan · Elizabeth Moorman Kim
Susan M. Sheridan
Elizabeth Moorman Kim
Editors
Processes and
Pathways of
Family-School
Partnerships
Across Development
Research on Family-School Partnerships
Volume 2

Series Editors
Susan M. Sheridan
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln , Nebraska , USA
Elizabeth Moorman Kim
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln , Nebraska , USA
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Susan M. Sheridan (cid:129) Elizabeth Moorman Kim
Editors
Processes and Pathways
of Family-School
Partnerships Across
Development
Editors
Susan M. Sheridan Elizabeth Moorman Kim
Nebraska Center for Research Nebraska Center for Research
on Children, Youth, Families and Schools on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln , NE , USA Lincoln , NE , USA
Research on Family-School Partnerships
ISBN 978-3-319-16930-9 ISBN 978-3-319-16931-6 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-16931-6
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Acknowledgments
T he motivation for the writing of this series grew out of a meeting of the
Interdisciplinary Alliance for Partnerships Research in 2010. We acknowledge the
countless contributions these eminent scholars made to the conceptualization,
development, and realization of these volumes. We thank the sponsors of this meet-
ing, the National Science Foundation (#0921266) and the American Educational
Research Association. The opinions expressed herein belong to the grantees and do
not refl ect those of the funding agencies. The editors are indebted to Marj McKinty
for her help through all stages of the preparation of these volumes.
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Contents
1 Cultural Processes and the Connections Among Home, School,
and Community ......................................................................................... 1
Susan D. Holloway and Claire E. Kunesh
2 Achievement Mediators of Family Engagement in Children’s
Education: A Family–School–Community Systems Model ................... 17
Eric Dearing , Erin Sibley , and Hoa Nha Nguyen
3 Family–School Relationships During Adolescence:
Clarifying Goals, Broadening Conceptualizations,
and Deepening Impact .............................................................................. 41
Nancy E. Hill
4 Continuities and Consistencies Across Home and School Systems ...... 61
Robert Crosnoe
5 Uncovering Processes and Pathways in Family–School Research:
Modeling Innovations for Handling Data Complexities ........................ 81
S. Natasha Beretvas
6 Commentary: Strengthening Networks and Attachments
to Promote Child Development ................................................................ 101
Thomas J. Power
Index ................................................................................................................. 115
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