A Connecticut middle school has developed a student plan book that is a communication tool between school and students' homes. Students use the book to record homework assignments and daily grades and take the book home every night so that parents can see the students' grades and assigned homework. (MLF)

Conceiving school as a moral equivalent of home is responsive to late 20th-century societal conditions. "Restorationists" desiring to restore traditional courses of study ignore the need for a new inclusive, diverse curriculum. If all U.S. children are to feel at home in school and society, school curricula must reflect the works,…

Discusses several family literacy programs that promote parent support and involvement while promoting mutual learning for all family members. (MG)

Disseminating information to families about educational options available and how to take advantage of them is key to the success of school choice plans. Information content, format, and distribution are discussed in a framework that both researchers and practitioners can use. Summarizes findings on current school choice information practices.…

Describes three projects involving family-Montessori school collaboration: (1) "'Growing Room' for The New School" (Staubitz), a building expansion for a private Montessori school in Cincinnati; (2) "Lei Day in Hawaii" (Hook), a uniquely celebrated Hawaiian holiday; and (3) "Tales Told by Toddlers" (Littleton), an…

Explores the experiences of English youths who have been excluded from school and are young offenders. Identifies four main themes in their stories: bullying, home life in relation to school, peer pressure, and truancy and exclusion. Examines the peer pressure-deviancy relationship in greater depth. (DSK)

Examines the dilemmas of mid-career feminist professors, including: escalating demands on their time; pressures of work and family; high casualty rates among women hired; friction between generations and among feminists; and doubts about what professionalism means to the collective participants in the feminist venture. Discusses strains of this…

Examines the communal bonds with families formed by an African-American school in St. Louis (Missouri) from 1994 to 1997. This school, in a manner reminiscent of many black schools before the Brown versus Board of Education decision, sustains strong community bonds and is a strong force for local stability. (SLD)

During the 1960s, Dorothy Rich used paper cartons, tables, lamps, chairs, electric bills, and other paraphernalia of home life to construct "recipes" to help parents prepare their kids for achieving academic success. Rich's contemporary MegaSkills training program, developed at the Home and School Institute, is highly regarded. (MLH)

An in-depth case study explains a student's habitual nonparticipation in terms of her limited, unchanging self-image and her failure to perceive herself and be perceived as a member of a learning community. Marked differences in the way her identity and potential are viewed by parents and teachers contribute to her difficulties. (SK)

Describes six types of school, family, and community involvement in the middle grades: (1) parenting; (2) communicating; (3) volunteering; learning at home; (4) decision making; and (5) collaborating with community. Links school-family-community partnerships to 12 recommended characteristics of responsive middle schools. (DLH)

This study investigated relations among preschoolers' attachment security to mothers, family stress, and peer and teacher relationships. Less family stress was related to more secure mother-child relationships. Less securely attached children expressed more anger-aggression in preschools. Boys' family stress was related to anger- aggression and…

Critically examines the literature to establish what evidence exists to support family-school links for student outcomes in science. Provides an analysis of existing programs developed to support student learning in science. (Contains 55 references.) (WRM)

Examines direct and indirect effects of an elder's impairment on the caregiving stress of employed sons and daughters. Data, based on 1,585 employees, indicate that the direct effect of impairment on stress is stronger for cognitive-behavioral problems than it is for limitations in activities of daily living. (RJM)

Research on women's career adjustment typically investigates satisfaction in relation to work experiences, managing multiple roles, and occupational transitions. Researchers need to use multidimensional assessments of satisfaction and more qualitative approaches. (SK)