Edited by: Nancy E. Hill, Ruth K. Chao
Publication Date: August 28, 2009
Pages: 240
Families and schools share a desire for students to succeed but are often perplexed about how to collaborate and support this achievement, especially during the transition to middle and high school. This book will help educators and policymakers identify and implement the most effective strategies to help parents remain involved in their teens’ education. The research in this book looks at diverse families and adolescents from a wide range of backgrounds while considering cultural and socioeconomic contexts. Bringing together multidisciplinary perspectives—including prominent researchers from the fields of teacher education, psychology, and sociology —this authoritative book:
Nancy E. Hill is a professor at Harvard University, Graduate School of Education and the Suzanne Young Murray Professor at Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Study, Harvard University. Ruth K. Chao is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside.
“This book could not have come at a better time….The authors provide us with numerous insights into how we can move forward to increase the quality of family-school relations in many different types of neighborhood and community settings.”
—From the Foreword by Jacquelynne Eccles, University of Michigan
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