Advancing Culturally Responsive and Socially Just Approaches to Multilingual Family-School Partnerships

This edited volume explores where systemic inequities exist at the school, district, or community level and considers strategies that disrupt normative ways in which multilingual families are included in educational decisions. It presents family-school partnerships in educational and non-educational settings across the United States and identifies frameworks, models, and practices for engaging multilingual families in schooling.

Format: Hardback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 15 September 2023
Publisher: Lexington Books

This comprehensive collection of research and narratives from the field delves into the identification of systemic disparities at the school, district, or community levels, as well as the exploration of strategies that challenge conventional approaches to involving multilingual families in educational decision-making processes. The authors present family-school partnerships in educational and non-educational settings across the United States, highlighting key frameworks, models, and practices for engaging multilingual families in schooling. The edited volume is structured into four distinct sections.

Section one, titled "School District Collaborations with Multilingual Families," explores how districts establish collaborative relationships with multilingual parents, recognizing their knowledge as a fundamental cornerstone of their work together.

Section two, titled "School Leadership Approaches to Engaging Multilingual Families," focuses on how school leaders implement critical strategies to foster meaningful connections with multilingual families.

Section three, titled "Educator Partnerships with Multilingual Families," examines educators' approaches to building relationships with multilingual families.

Section four, titled "Multilingual Families as Leaders in School Partnerships," highlights the significant and often invisible contributions of multilingual parents to the overall success of their children.

Within each chapter, the authors provide examples of both successful and challenging partnerships with multilingual families, while also offering insights into how these partnerships can contribute to the transformation of school communities.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781666910964