List Books » The Power of Parents: A Critical Perspective of Bicultural Parent Involvement in Public Schools
Authors: Edward M. Olivos
ISBN-13: 9780820474786, ISBN-10: 0820474789
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Lang, Peter Publishing, Incorporated
Date Published: April 2006
Edition: 1st Edition
Delving into the often unexplored areas of class, racism, and power struggles, The Power of Parents poses a critical examination of the relationship between bicultural parents and the school system. Written with students and practitioners in mind, it challenges past research that has traditionally argued bicultural parents are incompetent, apathetic, and do not value education, hence the cause of their children's academic underachievement. This book sheds new light on why bicultural parents often mistrust the school system and uncovers the contradictions inherent in the relationship between them and school personnel.
Ch. 1 | A case study of bicultural parent involvement | 1 |
Ch. 2 | Bicultural parents in the public schools | 13 |
Ch. 3 | A structural analysis | 25 |
Ch. 4 | Racism and deficit thinking | 41 |
Ch. 5 | Culture, knowledge, and power | 61 |
Ch. 6 | Disinterest or resistance? | 83 |
Ch. 7 | A paradigm of tension, contradiction, and resistance | 99 |
Ch. 8 | Transformative parent involvement | 107 |