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The State of City Leadership for Children and Families 1/20/2010
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This groundbreaking new YEF Institute report identifies the nationâ??s 32 most cutting-edge city innovations to help children and families thrive, and documents emerging and established trends in municipal leadership to promote child and family well-being.
Building on the YEF Instituteâ??s intensive work with hundreds of cities over the past decade, The State of City Leadership for Children and Families highlights the progress that cities have made and the potential for future action in nine areas.
The publication was released October 13, 2009, before more than 350 municipal leaders attending the 2009 National Summit on Your Cityâ??s Families in Boston. |
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Data Collection Instruments for Evaluating Family Involvement (May 2009)
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This resource from Harvard Family Research Project includes a comprehensive list of data collection measures for use in the evaluation of and research on family involvement programs.
Authors: Helen Westmoreland, Suzanne Bouffard, Kelley O'Carroll, Heidi Rosenberg |
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From Periphery to Center: A New Vision for Family, School, and Community Partnerships (May 2009)
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Written by Harvard Family Research Project's Heather Weiss and Naomi Stephen, this chapterâ??which will appear in the Handbook of Schoolâ??Family Partnerships, edited by Sandy Christenson, Ph.D. and Amy Reschley, Ph.D.â??presents a comprehensive, integrated family, school, and community partnership framework that can help level the playing field for disadvantaged children and ensure that they have access to the parental involvement and community engagement practices of their more advantaged peers in order to enhance their learning. |
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School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing Protective Factors Among Youth (Apr. 2009)
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Children and adolescents are establishing patterns of behavior and making lifestyle choices that affect both their current and future health. Families, schools, and communities all need to work together to create an environment that facilitates healthy development of children and adolescents. Research has shown that students who feel more connected to school are more likely to have positive health and education outcomes. The six strategies outlined in this publication provide a framework for increasing students' connectedness to school. In combination with evidence-based health promotion programs, strategies such as these can help schools have the greatest impact on the health and education outcomes of their students. |
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One Dream, Two Realities: Perspectives of Parents on America's High Schools
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 Based on a survey and focus groups, examines parents' engagement and satisfaction with their children's high schools, by income, race/ethnicity, education, and school performance. Suggests ways for schools and parents to work together more effectively.
Published: October 2008 by Civic Enterprises
Authors: Bridgeland, J. M.; Dilulio, J. J.; Streeter, R. T.; & Mason, J. R.
Funder(s): Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Related Organization(s): Peter D. Hart Research Associates
Subject(s): Elementary and Secondary Education, School Reform |
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Engaging Youth... On Their Turf: Creative Approaches to Connecting Youth through Community (2007)
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"Engaging Youth... On Their Turf: Creative Approaches to Connecting Youth through Community" by Abby Kahn, Janet Max, and Pat Paluzzi, Healthy Teen Network
This new publication focuses on how adolescent health professionals can utilize creative approaches to engaging youth in positive youth development. The publication highlights six examples of programs that reach out to youth in non-traditional communities through parental engagement, athletics, service-learning, art, mentoring, and youth empowerment approaches. The publication provides some next steps for professionals to develop or adapt creative approaches like those described here in existing programs for youth. 2007 |
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A Review of the Literature: Resiliency Skills and Dropout Prevention (2007)
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The high school dropout rate is remarkably high in the United States, with estimates that a student drops out every nine seconds. Research on the causes of dropping out reveal reasons as individual as each student, and these forces often act in combination with each other. Resiliency based programs, which help students develop the skills and relationships they need to succeed inside and outside the classroom, can be very effective in preventing high school dropouts. Author: Kelly Hupfeld, 2007
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Engaging Parents In An Urban Public High School: A Case Study Of Boston Arts Academy (2004)
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High parental involvement has been linked to increases in student achievement and engagement in school. Schools with large populations of low-income students or students of color often have difficulties in engaging a majority of parents due to a variety of social and cultural differences among parents and teachers. Few models of extensive parent involvement in urban, public high schools have been described. The urban public high school studied in this paper engages many parents in school-based activities through multiple events and entry points, a welcoming school environment, and frequent communication among staff and parents. By focusing on building a diverse, inclusive culture and encouraging parents to take part in the school, this high school engages parents with varied prior experiences and dispositions toward parent involvement. Several key approaches that other schools may adopt are shared in this case study. (2004) |
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