PART I Families and Schools in Contemporary Society Chapter 1 The Parent-School Connection: Serving Families in a Contemporary Context Chapter 2 A Mosaic of Parent Involvement Across Time: Historical and Current Perspectives Chapter 3 Parent and Child Advocacy: The Role of the School and the Early Childhood Professional PART II Profiles of Individual Families in America Chapter 4 Cross-Cultural Issues Involving Families and the Community Chapter 5 Creating Community and School Linkages for Parents of Children with Special Needs Chapter 6 Children of Divorced and Blended Families: Meeting the Needs of "New" Families Chapter 7 "Born in Our Hearts"-Families of Adoption: Partnerships Across Schools, Families, and Worlds Chapter 8 The Care and Education of Children Living in Families with Alternative Lifestyles PART III Effective Strategies for Parent Involvement and Assessment of Parent Involvement Chapter 9 Strategies for Building Partnerships Chapter 10 Assessing and Evaluating Parent-School Involvement: Issues and Strategies
