{"product_id":"families-with-power-centering-students-by-engaging-with-families-and-community-9780807766385","title":"Families With Power: Centering Students by Engaging With Families and Community","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eFamilies with Power\/Familias con Poder (FWP) is a grassroots organization of low-income students and caregivers in Northampton, MA, that shares the stories and lessons learned through more than a dozen years of student and family engagement in the community and school. It is inspired by Paulo Freire's educational philosophy and the radical tradition of the Highlander Folk School and features vignettes and interviews that bring to life Freire's methods of problem posing, culture circles, and popular education. It also provides guidance to help today's teachers and school leaders connect with students' families and community in meaningful ways. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 240 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 30 April 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Teachers' College Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Winner of the Society of Professors of Education 2024 Outstanding Book Award, Families with Power\/Familias con Poder (FWP) is a groundbreaking book that explores the potential of low-income families to organize activities that can help their children succeed. Inspired by Paulo Freire's educational philosophy and the radical tradition of the Highlander Folk School, a group of real families with few material resources and educators connected with each other, found common ground and built their own programs to address the needs of their children. Through vignettes and interviews, this premiere book in Sonia Nieto's Visions of Practice Series shares the stories and lessons FWP learned along the way. Readers will get an inside look at the benefits, successes, and challenges of more than a dozen years of student and family engagement in the community and school as FWP tackled issues ranging from academics, race, and class to immigration and public health. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch1\u003eWinner of the Society of Professors of Education 2024 Outstanding Book Award\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eWhat if the families of students most impacted by the opportunity gap somehow had the power to organize whatever activities they felt would best help their children succeed?\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003ch2\u003eThats the question that began Families with Power\/Familias con Poder (FWP), a grassroots organization of low-income students and caregivers in Northampton, MA.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003ch2\u003eThrough vignettes and interviews, this premiere book in Sonia Nietos Visions of Practice Series shares the stories and lessons FWP learned along the way.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003ch2\u003eInspired by Paulo Freires educational philosophy and the radical tradition of the Highlander Folk School, a group of real families with few material resources and educators connected with each other, found common ground and built their own programs to address the needs of their children.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003ch2\u003eReaders will get an inside look at the benefits, successes, and challenges of more than a dozen years of student and family engagement in the community and school as FWP tackled issues ranging from academics, race, and class to immigration and public health.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBook Features:\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe story of how the author cofounded Families with Power in cooperation with immigrant and low-income caregivers and fellow educators.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInsight into multiple racial and ethnic perspectives as seen through a myriad of family engagement programs.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA relatable collection of narratives that bring to life Freires methods of problem posing, culture circles, and popular education, as well as Highlander Folk Schools grassroots organizing.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGuidance to help todays teachers and school leaders connect with students families and community in meaningful ways.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe authors experiences as a white teacher learning to bridge cultural, racial, linguistic, and class dif.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 334g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 229 x 152 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780807766385\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mary Cowhey,Sonia Nieto","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44504897356026,"sku":"9780807766385","price":27.32,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1692363434455_book.jpg?v=1692612321","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/families-with-power-centering-students-by-engaging-with-families-and-community-9780807766385","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}