Family involvement in early education and child care / edited by John A. Sutterby.

1. Preservice teachers' self-efficacy in working with families: can an immersive course make a difference? / Kyoung Jin Kim and Linda K. Taylor 2. Bornlearning academy: a school-based program for strengthening families with children under age five / Jaesook L. Gilbert, Helene Arbouet Harte and Lenore J. Kinne 3. Meaningful family engagement in early care and education programs: the role of home visits in promoting positive parent-child interaction / Rena A. Hallam, Myae Han, Jennifer Vu and Jason T. Hustedt 4. A novel take on family involvement: public libraries as early education for the whole family / Megan E. Pratt, Michelle Taylor, Lauren van Huisstede and Larissa M. Gaias 5. Pathways to relational family engagement with culturally and linguistically diverse families: can reflective practice guide us? / Elita Amini Virmani, Ann-Marie Wiese and Peter L. Mangione 6. Immigrant families and early childhood programs: addressing the new challenges of the 21st century / Neda Moinolmolki, Juana Gaviria-Loaiza and Myae Han 7. Family involvement in the assessment and instructuion of dual language learners / Amanda Czik and Kandia Lewis 8. Teachers and parents as partners: developing a community of practice to support Latino preschool dual language learners / Brook E. Sawyer, Patricia H. Manz, Kristin A. Martin, Thomas C. Hammond and Scott Garrigan.

This volume encourages reflection on previous volumes. Family involvement has been an issue in early education going back to Pestalozzi almost two centuries ago. This book looks at what advances in the area of family involvement in early education have been made since the publication of the previous volume.

Includes bibliographical references.