Background: Focusing on culturally and linguistically diverse students, this article presents a
narrative synthesis of empirical evidence guiding school leaders to promote educational …

The acquisition of emergent literacy for young children who are ethnic-minority, low-income
or non-English speaking is threatened by myriad social risks. Given the need for empirically …

Key Concepts for Understanding Curriculum is an invaluable guide for all involved in
curriculum matters. Now fully updated, this revised and enlarged fourth edition provides not …

Family and community engagement are increasingly seen as powerful tools for making
schools more equitable, culturally responsive, and collaborative. The commitment of school …

This paper explores the relationship between notions of parent involvement and
conceptions of care as they relate to educators' deficit perceptions of African American …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to present the gap between conceptualizations of
social injustices and the desired social transformation that addresses multiple social …

This article problematizes conventional school–family partnerships, as geared toward
narrow school agendas or mandates for collaboration, and documents efforts to lead more …

This study draws on in‐depth interview data to discuss the school choices and educational
advocacy roles of 14 African‐American mothers. The narratives of the study's participants …

This article examines teachers' perceptions of parent involvement through the narratives of
15 racially and linguistically diverse teachers who worked together at Jefferson Elementary …

Evaluators have always worked in diverse communities, and the programs they evaluate are
designed to address often intractable socio-political and economic issues. Evaluations that …