Bridging the Gap Between Schools and Community: Organizing for Family Involvement in a Low-Income Neighborhood

Good, Trudy L.; Wiley, Angela; Thomas, Rhian; Stewart, Eric A.; McCoy, Jon; Kloos, Bret; Hunt, Gladys D.; Moore, Thom; Rappaport, Julian

doi:10.1207/s1532768xjepc0803_2

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“…A team of consultants that worked with a Chicago elementary school (Good, et al, 1997) reported that school staff tended to focus on parental deficits, expressing concern "that parents did not feed their children properly, get them to bed on time, or help them with their homework" (p. 285). Such beliefs make it difficult to welcome the involvement of low-income parents.…”

Section: Replace Stereotypes With Recognition Of Strengthsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Encouraging parents to serve as classroom aides or room parents often limits "participation to those who work inside the home or have optimally flexible schedules" and implies that "parents are useful only within an agenda set by school personnel" (Good et al, 1997). But parents can take part in thinking of new and realistic ways in which they can be involved, and studies invariably reveal that they appreciate being asked for their opinions and advice (Levine & Trickett, 2000).…”

Section: Expand Parental Roles In the Schoolsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Snow et al (1991) urged that parents "be made to feel that they have the right to visit their children's school and to talk to the principal and the teachers" (p. 173) and that they are welcome in the classrooms. Parents in one study (Good et al, 1997) reported feeling that their children's school was an unfriendly and not welcoming place, citing locked doors and restricted parking. Racist experiences and White parent leadership of the Parent Teacher Organization also contributed to the discomfort and feeling of not being really wanted reported by the African American parents.…”

Section: Expand Opportunities For Informal Communicationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Teachers and parents find that they have similar objectives, and each learns about what the other can contribute to the school success of their children. Other initiatives with positive outcomes that have been mentioned in the literature include a weekly newsletter to parents and a telephone tree through which parents communicate with others about events or mutual concerns (Good et al, 1997).…”

Section: Those In Power Must Take the Initiativementioning

confidence: 99%

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DIVERSITY IN CONSULTATION: "Recognizing and Welcoming the Standpoint of Low-Income Parents in the Public Schools"

Lott¹

2003

Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation

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Section: Replace Stereotypes With Recognition Of Strengthsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Expand Parental Roles In the Schoolsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Expand Opportunities For Informal Communicationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Those In Power Must Take the Initiativementioning

confidence: 99%

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DIVERSITY IN CONSULTATION: "Recognizing and Welcoming the Standpoint of Low-Income Parents in the Public Schools"

Lott¹

2003

Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation

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“…Initially, Partners for Progress worked to increase meaningful and substantive parent involvement in the school (see Good et al, 1997;Rappaport & Moore, 1999). The group also cre-ated a transition program for children graduating from elementary school and beginning middle school.…”

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Integrating Community Into the Classroom: Community Gardening, Community Involvement, and Project-Based Learning

Langhout

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Simmons³

2002

urban educ

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This article is about the tensions faced in facilitating the relationship between teachers and community members while working toward a community garden project. The authors adopt an ecological model for effective classroom-community collaboration and discuss how this process unfolded in the current setting. Two classroom projects serve as exemplars of culturally relevant classroomcommunity collaboration. The garden project is evaluated through classroomcommunity collaboration models. This evaluation includes a discussion of common and disparate goals of teachers and community members and how differences are navigated in the current milieu.

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Community Narratives: Tales of Terror and Joy

Rappaport

2000

American J of Comm Psychol

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Inspired by a literary-feminist reading of biblical texts, it is suggested that the mission of community psychology/social science can be understood as a calling to use our tools (research methods, critical analysis and observation, scholarship, social influence) to assist others in the job of turning tales of terror into tales of joy. Such work is the essence of personal and social change. These are not things we can do alone; they require collaboration between us and the people of concern. Applying concepts from narrative theory, including description and critical analysis of community and setting narratives, dominant cultural narratives, and personal stories, we can learn from our own communities and we can use our resources to help make known (perhaps even help to imagine new) tales of joy. Some of these themes are illustrated in three very different contexts: a religious community that has made itself inclusive of gay and lesbian people, a mutual help organization that offers a sense of community and hope for the future to people with a history of serious mental illness, and a public elementary school.

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Bridging the Gap Between Schools and Community: Organizing for Family Involvement in a Low-Income Neighborhood

Cited by 6 publications

References 10 publications

DIVERSITY IN CONSULTATION: "Recognizing and Welcoming the Standpoint of Low-Income Parents in the Public Schools"

DIVERSITY IN CONSULTATION: "Recognizing and Welcoming the Standpoint of Low-Income Parents in the Public Schools"

Integrating Community Into the Classroom: Community Gardening, Community Involvement, and Project-Based Learning

Community Narratives: Tales of Terror and Joy

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