Other Kinds of Families: Embracing Diversity in Schools

by Tammy Turner-Vorbeck, Monica Miller Marsh

Overview

This important book reconsiders the ways in which families are currently represented and addressed in school curriculum and culture. It addresses such issues as the educational needs of gay and lesbian families, the representation of adoption in children’s literature, and the experiences of homeless students and their families. Includes questions for reflection and discussion at the end of each chapter.

“Other Kinds of Families will help teachers to avoid making mistakes in their work with many different types of family diversity, and will provide the knowledge and ideas important to working with all families.”
—Carl A. Grant, University of Wisconsin–Madison

“Teachers, researchers, and policymakers will find thought–provoking ideas, engaging stories, and practical strategies for including those who have typically been excluded from the conversation.
—Sonia Nieto, Professor Emerita, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

“Other Kinds of Families will enlarge your sense of humanity, encourage you to rethink the meaning and importance of our most intimate relationships, and change forever the way you see families—everyone else's and your own.”
—William Ayers, University of Illinois at Chicago

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807776599
Publisher:	Teachers College Press
Publication date:	10/05/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Tammy Turner-Vorbeck is a visiting professor of teacher education at Wabash College. Monica Miller Marsh is an associate professor of education at DeSales University.

Table of Contents

Introduction     1
Diverse Families: Narratives of Experience
Hegemonies and "Transgressions" of Family: Tales of Pride and Prejudice   Elizabeth Heilman     7
Immigrant Families and Schools: The Need for a Better Relationship   A.Y. "Fred" Ramirez     28
From the Principal's Desk: Making the School Environment More Inclusive   Teresa J. Rishel     46
A Welcoming Tone in the Classroom: Developing the Potential of Diverse Students and Their Families   Lisa Rieger     64
Wards of Wisdom: Foster Youth on a Path Toward Postsecondary Education   Ilyana Marks     81
Representations of Family in School Culture and Curriculum
Evolving Images: Crafting Family Lives in Colonial Pennsylvania   Monica Miller Marsh     103
Doing the Difficult: Schools and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Queer Families   Janice Kroeger     121
What Makes a Family?: Representations of Adoption in Children's Literature   Lesley Colabucci   Matthew D. Conley     139
Emerging Faces of Homelessness: Young Children, Their Families, and Schooling   Tracy Thoennes     162
From Textbooks to the Teachers' Lounge: The Many Curricula of Family in Schools   Tammy Turner-Vorbeck     176
About the Editors and the Contributors     193
Index     195

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“Other Kinds of Families will help teachers to avoid making mistakes in their work with many different types of family diversity, and will provide the knowledge and ideas important to working with all families.”
—Carl A. Grant, University of Wisconsin-Madison

“Teachers, researchers, and policymakers will find thought-provoking ideas, engaging stories, and practical strategies for including those who have typically been excluded from the conversation.
—Sonia Nieto, Professor Emerita, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

“Other Kinds of Families will enlarge your sense of humanity, encourage you to rethink the meaning and importance of our most intimate relationships, and change forever the way you see families—everyone else's and your own.”
—William Ayers, University of Illinois at Chicago