Biocultural Parent Engagement
Advocacy and Empowerment

Edward M. Olivos (Edited by), Oscar Jimenez-Castellanos (Edited by), Alberto M. Ochoa (Edited by)

9780807752647

Paperback / softback, published 1 November 2011

264 pages
22.6 x 15.4 x 1.7 cm, 0.365 kg

This book examines how commonly applied approaches to parent involvement in schools do not easily transfer to bilingual and bicultural families. The authors--respected scholars in the field of educational equity--challenge commonly accepted boundaries of bicultural parent involvement. They provide real-life examples, practical strategies, discussion questions, and suggestions for ensuring that schools welcome and value bicultural families. This timely resource is a hopeful vision of what authentic and democratic parent engagement can become, and how parents can be transformative change agents for their children and their schools.