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"Lo Hacen Tan Complicado": Bridging the Perspectives and Expectations of Mathematics Instruction of Latino Immigrant Parents
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Colegrove, Kiyomi Sánchez-Suzuki; Krause, Gladys Helena – Bilingual Research Journal, 2017
The purpose of this article is to counter widespread deficit discourses about Latino parental involvement in their children's education. In particular, we show Latino immigrant parents' views and understandings of curricular and pedagogical practices in elementary school, especially in mathematics. Using data from the Agency and Young Children…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Immigrants, Hispanic American Students, Elementary School Students
Voluntary After-School Alcohol and Drug Programs for Middle School Youth: If You Build It "Right", They Will Come
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D'Amico, Elizabeth J.; Green, Harold D., Jr.; Miles, Jeremy N. V.; Zhou, Annie J.; Tucker, Joan S.; Shih, Regina A. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2012
Few after-school programs target alcohol and other drug (AOD) use because it is difficult to encourage a diverse group of youth to voluntarily attend. The current study describes CHOICE, a voluntary after-school program which targeted AOD use among middle school students. Over 4,000 students across eight schools completed surveys and 15%…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, School Activities, Ethnic Groups, After School Programs
Seeing is Believing: Promising Practices for How School Districts Promote Family Engagement. Issue Brief
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Westmoreland, Helen; Rosenberg, Heidi M.; Lopez, M. Elena; Weiss, Heather – Harvard Family Research Project, 2009
Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) and the National Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) have teamed up to bring you a ground-breaking policy brief that examines the role of school districts in promoting family engagement. "Seeing is Believing: Promising Practices for How School Districts Promote Family Engagement" spotlights how six…
Descriptors: School Districts, Educational Strategies, Educational Policy, Best Practices
Cultural Considerations in Providing Chemical Dependency Treatment for Latinas in Southern California.
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Harris, Elizabeth; Castillo, Paula; Van Fleet, Peggie; Laydon, Abraham J. – 1999
La Casita is a culturally relevant 6-month residential substance abuse treatment program in southeast Los Angeles County (California) for low income Latina women. Most participants are second and third generation Latinas who clearly identify themselves as being Hispanic but behave in a bicultural manner. The average La Casita resident is 30 years…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Alcohol Abuse, Clinics, Cultural Relevance
Volunteer Programs in California Public Schools.
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1994
Based on the premise that volunteer programs provide benefits to the educational process, this document compiles various volunteer service programs in all school districts in California. The programs submitted were rated on criteria such as: (1) the program's description; (2) the program's goal; (3) the degree to which students benefitted; (4) the…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Influence
Families in School: State Strategies and Policies To Improve Family Involvement in Education. A Four-State Case Study.
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Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, DC. – 1991
This document describes four states' approaches to increasing the involvement of families in schools. It discusses the strategies used by the states to: (1) enhance teachers' capacity to work with families; (2) encourage local school districts to develop family involvement programs; (3) encourage efforts that use family involvement as a component…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Community Education, Community Programs, Educational Improvement
Parent Involvement Programs in California Public Schools: Families, Schools, and Communities Working Together.
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California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Parenting and Community Education Office. – 1991
This document, which is designed to serve as a resource for school districts that are formulating comprehensive parent involvement programs, provides a representative sampling of parent involvement programs in California. Section 1 lists programs operating at the local educational level that: (1) help parents develop parenting skills and foster…
Descriptors: Community Services, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Family School Relationship