Contemporary perspectives on families, communities, and schools for young children / edited by Olivia N. Saracho and Bernard Spodek.

Includes bibliographical references.

Challenges and realities: family-community-school partnership / Olivia N. Saracho and Bernard Spodek -- The relationship of parents to early childhood education through the years / Bernard Spodek and Olivia N. Saracho -- Young children experiencing divorce and family transitions: how early childhood professionals can help / Marion F. Ehrenberg [and others] -- Family context and psychological development in early childhood: educational implications / Enrique B. Arranz Freijo -- Parenting self-efficacy, competence in parenting, and possible links to young children's social and academic outcomes / Priscilla K. Coleman and Katherine H. Karraker -- Emotion regulation: implications for children's school readiness and achievement / Julia M. Braungart-Rieker and Ashley L. Hill -- Young children's achievement: does neighborhood residence matter? / Rebecca C. Fauth, Tama Leventhal, and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn -- Children as catalysts for adult relations: new perspectives from Italian early childhood education / Rebecca S. New and Bruce L. Mallory -- Cultural beliefs about childrearing and schooling in immigrant families and "developmentally appropriate practices": yawning gaps! / Jaipaul L. Roopnarine and Aysegul Metindogan -- Mexican American families: cultural and linguistic influences / Olivia N. Saracho and Frances Martínez-Hancock -- Involvement of American Indian families in early childhood education / Laura Hubbs-Tait [and others] -- Contemporary transformations in families, communities, and schools / Olivia N. Saracho and Bernard Spodek.

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