Although the first educational applications of the funds of knowledge (FoK) concept were
carried out in the late 1980s, there have been numerous developments and proposals since …

Two decades ago academics based at the University of Arizona brought the anthropological
concept of Funds of Knowledge into the educational realm, providing a new conceptual …

The main purpose of this paper is to articulate a theory of human identity from a Vygotskian
perspective. In doing so, we use the term “funds of identity” inspired by the “funds of …

" Unless we believe that those who have more are inherently superior to those who have
less, we should be troubled by the fact that patterns of achievement are often fairly …

This book encourages more professors of education, sociology, psychology, and related
fields to prepare the next generation of education professionals to understand and …

The increasingly political environment of educational reform—motivated by concerns about
US students' lagging performance on international comparisons, the push for national …

A decade ago, Hoover-Dempsey and Sandler offered a model of the parental involvement
process that focused on understanding why parents become involved in their children's …

In this article, research conducted in the United States since 1987 on the effects of
homework is summarized. Studies are grouped into four research designs. The authors …

This study examined the ability of a theoretical model to predict types and levels of parental
involvement during the elementary and middle school years. Predictor variables included …

The purpose of this chapter is to explore the pedagogical dimensions of the Funds of
Knowledge (FoK) framework and approach with a focus on the role of power and agency in …