Reframing Family Involvement in Education: Supporting Families to Support Educational Equity
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Reframing Family Involvement in Education: Supporting Families to Support Educational Equity
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The authors of this brief present a definition and a framework for effective family engagement that - fosters a comprehensive and co-constructed approach to support student learning;
- uses a wide range of engagement efforts that includes school-based, home-based, and community-based strategies; and
- incorporates a shared responsibility for learning among families, schools, out-of-regular school time programs, school-based health programs, and other community and state efforts.
Citation: Weiss, H. B., Bouffard, S. M., Bridglall, B. L., & Gordon, E. W. (2009). Reframing family involvement in education: Supporting families to support educational equity (Equity Matters: Research Review No. 5). NY, NY: The Campaign for Educational Equity, Teachers College, Columbia University.
Resource Type: Brief