School leadership for authentic family and community partnerships : research perspectives for transforming practice /
Auerbach, Susan.
New York ; London : Routledge,
2012.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / George Theoharis -- Introduction: why leadership for partnerships? / Susan Auerbach -- Edging in: locating a focus on school-family-community partnerships within the scholarship of educational leadership / Carolyn Riehl -- Conceptualizing leadership for authentic partnerships: a continuum to inspire practice / Susan Auerbach -- Enlisting collective help: urban principals' encouragement of parent participation in school decision-making / John Rogers, Rhoda Freelon, and Veronica Terriquez -- Advocacy-based partnerships, special education, and African American families: resisting the politics of containment / April Ruffin-Adams and Camille M. Wilson -- Authentic engagement with bicultural parents and communities: the role of school leaders / Edward M. Olivos -- Policy aspirations and dilemmas of implementation: leadership for partnerships in Ontario, Canada / Joseph Flessa and Hélène Grégoire -- Creating organizational cultures of family and community engagement: the impact of district policies and practices on school leaders / Molly F. Gordon -- Parents as action learners and leaders: lessons for administrators in working with families and intermediary organizations / Janet H. Chrispeels -- Supporting teacher leadership for partnerships: a case study of the school-community partnership process / Catherine M. Hands -- Target, strategic partner, critical friend? Relationships between school leaders and community organizing groups / Sara McAlister ... [et al.] -- Dynamics of parent involvement in urban charter schools: parents' perceptions, principals' expectations, and student achievement / Marc L. Stein, Ellen Goldring, and Claire Smrekar -- Conversations with community-oriented educational leaders / edited by Susan Auerbach -- Conclusion / Susan Auerbach.
School principals
Community and school.
Home and school.
Educational leadership.