This new edition contextualizes Lareau's original ethnography in a discussion of the most pressing issues facing educators at the beginning of the new millennium.
This new edition contextualizes Lareau's original ethnography in a discussion of the most pressing issues facing educators at the beginning of the new millennium. American Journal Of Sociology An important and timely book about the ways parents are able (and unable) to shape their children s educational experiences...should be read by all current and future educators...required reading for students of qualitative research.
ForewordviiAcknowledgmentsxvii1Social Class and Parent Involvement in Schooling12What Do Teachers Want From Parents?153Separation Between Family and School: Colton394Interconnectedness Between Family and School: Prescott615Mothers and Fathers: Gender Differences in Parent Involvement in Schooling836Why Does Social Class Influence Parent Involvement in Schooling?977Educational Profits: The Positive Impact of Parent Involvement on Children's School Careers1238The Dark Side of Parent Involvement: Costs for Families and Teachers1499Social Class Differences in Inter-Institutional Linkages167Afterword187AppendixCommon Problems in Field Work: A Personal Essay197References235Index253
\ American Journal Of SociologyAn important and timely book about the ways parents are able (and unable) to shape their children’s educational experiences. . . . Should be read by all current and future educators . . . required reading for students of qualitative research.\ \ \ \ \ American Journal of SociologyAn important and timely book about the ways parents are able (and unable) to shape their children’s educational experiences. . . . Should be read by all current and future educators . . . required reading for students of qualitative research.\ \ \ American Journal Of SociologyAn important and timely book about the ways parents are able (and unable) to shape their children s educational experiences...should be read by all current and future educators...required reading for students of qualitative research.\ \