Home-School Partnerships with Culturally Diverse Families: Challenges and Solutions for School Personnel
Author(s):
Vazquez-nuttall, Ena; Li, Chieh; Kaplan, Jason P.
Format:
Journal article
Citation:
Journal Of Applied School Psychology, Volume 22, Issue 2 (2006). pp. 81-102.
Language:
English
Abstract:
Home-school partnership is one of the important contributors to every child's learning. The changing demographics of the United States present an urgent need for home-school partnership with culturally diverse families. Traditional family involvement practices are challenged when working with multicultural families. The authors propose an ecological model as a possible solution, with an illustrative case study with Hmong parents. Examples of parent involvement programs that apply some aspects of the ecological model with culturally diverse families are presented. Future directions and recommendations are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract)