Families and Professionals: Trusting Partnerships in General and Special Education, 8th edition

Published by Pearson (April 22, 2021) © 2022

  • Ann Turnbull
  • H Rutherford Turnbull University of Kansas, Emeritus
  • Grace L Francis George Mason University
  • Meghan M. Burke University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Kathleen Kyzar Texas Christian University
  • Shana Haines The University of Vermont
  • Tracy Gershwin University of Northern Colorado
  • Katharine Shepherd The University of Vermont
  • Natalie Holdren University of California, Santa Barbara
  • George H.S. Singer University of California, Santa Barbara
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Title overview

For courses in Families and Special Education

A comprehensive text for ALL educators on how to create trusting partnerships between professionals, families, and students

With a completely reorganised and refocused approach, the 8th Edition of Families and Professionals presents the why, who, and how of creating partnerships among all educators and their students' families. The best-known authors in the field of family and professional collaboration have paired with new contributors to bring together new content, pedagogy, and practical strategies that are relevant to both general and special education professionals. The themes of trust, social justice, and diversity are highlighted to illustrate their crucial role in developing and maintaining lasting partnerships. Interwoven throughout the text, a new case story shows readers the intricacies of creating partnerships with a family and with their fellow educators over the span of a school year. A new Compendium includes step-by-step research-based strategies to help readers apply what they've learned in classrooms and schools.

Table of contents

  • PART I: The 'Why' of Partnerships
  • Trust, Partnerships, and Social Justice
  • Trusting Partnerships and the Law
  • PART II: The 'Who' of Partnership
  • Family Systems and Family
  • Family Systems: Interactions, Functions, and Life Span
  • School Systems
  • PART III: The 'How' of Partnerships
  • Equity
  • Respect
  • Communication
  • Advocacy
  • Commitment
  • PART IV: Compendium of Research-Based Strategies
  • Appendix A: Resources for Supporting Families
  • Appendix B: Resources for Research-Based Practices
  • Glossary

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