Sudia Paloma McCalebBuilding Communities of Learners
A Collaboration Among Teachers, Students, Families, and Community
Contents: A.F. Ada, Foreword. Preface. Part I:Background: A Tapestry of
Voices and Ideas. An Overview of Family Involvement in Education and a
Rationale for Building Communities of Learners. Part II:Initiating Home and
School Partnerships. Teachers as Facilitators of Home-School Relationships.
Home and School Partnerships Within a Transformative Education Context.
Dialogue and Co-Authorship of Books. Part III:Telling Our Stories.
Participatory Research. A Participatory Research Project With Parents of
First Graders. Dialogues With Parents About Education and Life.
Co-Authorship of Books Based on Dialogues About Education and Life. Part
IV:Generating New Ideas: Empowerment Through Dialogue and the Creation of
Books. Students, Families, and Communities Creating Knowledge. Additional
Themes for Student, Family, and Community Books. Part V:Exemplary Programs
for Building Communities of Learners. Exemplary Programs for Building
Communities of Learners. Conclusion. J. Cummins, Afterword.
