The American family is changing (Brown, 2017; Pew Research Center, 2015; Seltzer, 2019). While grandfamily formations are becoming more common throughout the United States, they are particularly prevalent in specific counties of north-central Pennsylvania. Data obtained from the American Community Surveys between 2012 and 2021 suggest that…

Throughout the United States, approximately 2.7 million grandparents are the primary caregivers of their grandchildren. The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) created a standard of practice and established policies to equip social workers to support grandparent caregivers. However, grandparents caring for children with autism spectrum…

The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of parents and educators after the implementation of an immigrant parent program in an urban middle school that lacked parental involvement support. This qualitative study used multiple data collection methods to triangulate the data. Study participants provided their contributions through…

Blind and low vision youth represent a diverse, low incidence disability student population in United States public schools. This qualitative study investigated the perspectives of four Black mothers and grandmothers, each primary caregivers of blind/low vision (BLV) children, related to their experiences with navigating the education system and…

The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of parental participation through the lens of administrators who serve and parents/grandparents who have children enrolled in a low-performing elementary school. Through this understanding of the different perspectives, supports were identified that could lead to increased parental…

An increasing number of students in schools across America are being raised by grandparents. Multiple factors contribute to a child being removed from a biological parent's home and placed in custodial grandparent care. The increasing phenomenon of the grandfamily, and the instances that often lead to this new familial structure, may have…

The study utilizes a case study approach to explore how a non-linguistically diverse suburban school district communicates and engages with multilingual families' and the families' experiences and perceptions of the district's efforts. The study is grounded in Critical Race Theory including the use of counterstories and composite narratives, and…