School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Preparing Educators and Improving Schools (Second Edition)

This book addresses a fundamental question in education today: How will colleges and universities prepare future teachers, administrators, counselors, and other education professionals to conduct effective programs of family and community involvement that contribute to students' success in school? The book contains advanced theories, research, policies, and practices of family and community involvement in elementary, middle, and high schools, districts, and states nationwide. The author shows that there are new and better ways to organize programs of family and community involvement as essential components of district leadership and school improvement.