Title: The impact of school choice and community : in the interest of families and schools /
Authors: Smrekar, Claire.
Publisher: State University of New York Press,
Year: 1996
Subjects: Education Parent participation United States Case studies.; School choice United States Case studies.; Community and school United States Case studies.; Educational sociology United States Case studies.
Abstract: This book offers a response to the policy failures associated with parent involvement in schools by arguing against traditional, piecemeal approaches to enhancing parent involvement in schools, and amplifying the importance of parents' social networks in the discussion of family-school partnerships. The interaction between social structure and school organization provides compelling indications of the need to recast the concept of parent involvement to one of community building.
Contents: Chapter 1: In whose interest? -- Chapter 2: St. Martin's school -- Chapter 3: Carlton School -- Chapter 4: Western School -- Chapter 5: Family life, school organization, and community -- Chapter 6: The call for community.