{"product_id":"just-schools-ann-m-ishimaru-9780807763209","title":"Just Schools: Building Equitable Collaborations with Families and Communities","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Ishimaru's book provides an imaginative and inspiring approach.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeachers College Record\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Full of practical steps that educators and administrators can and must take to build strong collaborations with families.\" --Mark R. Warren, University of Massachusetts Boston\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJust Schools\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e examines the challenges and possibilities for building more equitable forms of collaboration among nondominant families, communities, and schools. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eT\u003c\/b\u003ehis popular text explores how equitable collaboration entails ongoing processes that begin with families and communities, transform power, build reciprocity and agency, and foster collective capacity through collective inquiry. These processes offer promising possibilities for improving student learning, transforming educational systems, and developing robust partnerships that build on the resources, expertise, and cultural practices of nondominant families. Based on empirical research and inquiry-driven practice, this book describes core concepts and provides multiple examples of effective practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Features: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBroadens the dominant conception of leadership to include traditionally marginalized parents and communities as potential educational leaders.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplores partnerships from both a systemwide and in-school basis, with detailed portraits of what is possible.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTranslates theoretical principles at multiple scales: systemic, school, and individual practice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShares studies focused on a broad range of contexts, strategies, and practices for enacting equitable collaboration with families.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ann M. Ishimaru\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807763209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807763209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Teachers College Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.60d","brand":"Ann M. Ishimaru","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48587652497663,"sku":"9780807763209","price":117.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b2bef464-4d58-4458-96ca-d54338eb5dff.jpg?v=1780169539","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/just-schools-ann-m-ishimaru-9780807763209","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}