Contemporary perspectives on families, communities, and schools for young children
By: edited by Olivia N. Saracho and Bernard Spodek.
Contributors: Saracho, Olivia N.; Spodek, Bernard.
Series: Contemporary perspectives in early childhood education
Publisher: Information Age Pub.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Greenwich, CT
Language: eng
Subjects: Early childhood education -- Parent participation -- United States; Minorities -- Education (Early childhood) -- Social aspects -- United States; Community and school -- United States; Home and school -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Challenges and realities: family-community-school partnership / Olivia N. Saracho and Bernard Spodek; title: The relationship of parents to early childhood education through the years / Bernard Spodek and Olivia N. Saracho; title: Young children experiencing divorce and family transitions: how early childhood professionals can help / Marion F. Ehrenberg ... [et al.]; title: Family context and psychological development in early childhood: educational implications / Enrique B. Arranz Freijo; title: Parenting self-efficacy, competence in parenting, and possible links to young children's social and academic outcomes / Priscilla K. Coleman and Katherine H. Karraker; title: Emotion regulation: implications for children's school readiness and achievement / Julia M. Braungart-Rieker and Ashley L. Hill; title: Young children's achievement: does neighborhood residence matter? / Rebecca C. Fauth, Tama Leventhal, and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn; title: Children as catalysts for adult relations: new perspectives from Italian early childhood education / Rebecca S. New and Bruce L. Mallory; title: Cultural beliefs about childrearing and schooling in immigrant families and "developmentally appropriate practices":  yawning gaps! / Jaipaul L. Roopnarine and Aysegul Metindogan; title: Mexican American families: cultural and linguistic influences / Olivia N. Saracho and Frances Martínez-Hancock; title: Involvement of American Indian families in early childhood education / Laura Hubbs-Tait ... [et al.]; title: Contemporary transformations in families, communities, and schools / Olivia N. Saracho and Bernard Spodek.