\u003cp\u003eStarting from the premise that children learn better when their learning community respects their families and cultures, this thought-provoking resource shows what it means\u0026#8212;and what it takes\u0026#8212; to include today\u0026#8217;s diverse parents in their children\u0026#8217;s learning. Moving readers away from out-of-date practices that can potentially marginalize and devalue the cultural assets of families, the authors provide practical, ready-to-use strategies to help schools re-envision the meaning of parental involvement and engagement. Based on the research and K\u0026#8211;12 teaching experience of three educators, chapters address contemporary issues such as the absent parent, homework, vulnerable populations, limitations of current school-based family programs, and pedagogies of hope. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026#8220;Framed by the work of critical pedagogues, such as Freire, Bourdieu, and Noddings, the authors skillfully guide educators toward disrupting fossilized educational practices while building confianza, cari\u0026ntilde;o, y respeto (trust, loving care, and respect) with culturally and linguistically diverse families. This book fills a critical need and a step forward in rehumanizing education in the 21st century.\u0026#8221;\u003cbr\u003e\u0026#8212;Maria R. Coady, University of Florida\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026#8220;In this book Herrera and Barko-Alva invite educators to reframe and re-imagine traditional, top-down, school-centered parent involvement, and propose a new paradigm that centers family engagement as locally informed, assets-based relationship-building (\u0026#8216;radical kinship\u0026#8217;) and as a process of mutual accommodation. As parent involvement has become a centerpiece of school reform, this book is a must-read for all educators, including administrators.\u0026#8221;\u003cbr\u003e\u0026#8212;Ester de Jong, University of Florida; president of TESOL International Association (2017\u0026#8211;2018)\u003c/p\u003e\n
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