Read Holly Kreider′s blog at This blog offers reflections on parenting and schooling, as told from the perspective of a family involvement researcher and single mother of two school-age children. Research-based teaching cases that reflect critical dilemmas in family-school-community relations
Pairing child development theory with research-based teaching cases that reflect vital issues in family–school–community relations, especially among families for whom poverty and cultural differences are daily realities, this Second Edition encourages educators to hone their analytic and problem-solving skills for use in real-world situations with students and their families.