| General Note: |
"A close study of the Logan Square Neighborhood Association, a grassroots organization on the northwest side of Chicago, whose work with parents and schools has drawn national attention"--Page 4 of cover.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-238) and index.
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| Formatted Contents Note: |
Challenging the tradition : revealing the transformative potential of parent engagement -- A community responds: the Logan Square Neighborhood Association and the reinvention of school-community relationships -- Building community within schools : one school's connection with parents and families -- Seeing things eye to eye : a mutually engaging model for parent participation -- The ties that bind : a relational approach to parent engagement -- Not just dreams : transforming lives and communities -- Conclusion : an ecology of parent engagement -- A layered ethnography : at the crossroads of relationship, theory, and methodology.
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| Summary, etc.: |
How can low-income, non-English-speaking parents become advocates, leaders, and role models in their children's schools? A Cord of Three Strands offers a close study of the Logan Square Neighborhood Association, a grassroots organization on the northwest side of Chicago, whose work with parents and schools has drawn national attention. The author identifies three elements--induction, integration, and investment--that together capture the dynamic and developmental nature of successful parent engagement.
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