School-Family-Community Partnerships References and Further Readings

Family Involvement

Epstein, J., et al (2002). School, Family and Community Partnerships, Your Handbook for Action, 2nd
edition, Corwin Press.

Epstein, J. L. (2001). School, family, and community partnerships: Preparing educators and improving schools.
Boulder, CO: Westview.

Epstein, J. L. (2005). Results of the Partnership Schools-CSR model for student achievement over three years.
Elementary School Journal, 106: 151-170.

Epstein, J. L. & Sheldon, S. B. (2006). Moving forward: Ideas for research on school, family, and community
partnerships. Pp. 117-137 in C. F. Conrad & R. Serlin (Eds.) SAGE Handbook for research in education: Engaging
ideas and enriching inquiry. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Epstein, J. L. & Van Voorhis, F.L. (2001). More than minutes: Teachers’ roles in designing homework. Educational
Psychologist, 36: 181-194.

Fantuzzo, J., Davis, G. & Ginsburg, M. (1995). Effects of parent involvement in isolation or in combination
with peer tutoring on student self-concept and mathematics achievement. Journal of Educational
Psychology, 87: 272-281. Available at: http://content.apa.org/journals/edu/87/2/272

Fehrmann, P., Keith, T., & Reimers, T. (1987). Home influence on school learning: Direct and indirect
effects of parental involvement on high school grades. Journal of Educational Research, 80: 330-337.

Graue, E. and Brown, C.P. (2003). Preservice teachers’ notions of families and schooling. Teaching and
Teacher Education. 19: 719-735. Order from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?
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Gutman, L. M., & Midgley, C. (2000). The role of protective factors in supporting the
academic achievement of poor African American students during the middle school
transition. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 29(2): 223–248. Order from:
http://springerlink.metapress.com/content/h014765567818673/?
p=3d126c7e67274561853efab1ca9fb995&pi=5

Henderson, A. (Ed.) (1987). The evidence continues to grow: Parent involvement improves student
achievement. Columbia, MD: National Committee for Citizens in Education. (ERIC Document
Reproduction Service No. PS 018 600)

Henderson, A.T., & Mapp, K.L. (2002). A new wave of evidence: The impact of school, family, and
community connections on student achievement. Austin, TX: Southwest Educational Development
Laboratory. Available at: http://www.sedl.org/pubs/catalog/items/fam33.html
Ho Sui-Chu, E., & Willms, J. D. (1996). Effects of parental involvement on eighth grade achievement.
Sociology of Education, 69(2): 126–141.

Izzo, Charles V.,Weissberg, Roger P., Kasprow,Wesley J., and Fendrich, Michael (1999) A Longitudinal
Assessment of Teacher Perceptions of Parent Involvement in Children’s Education and School
Performance. American Journal of Community Psychology, 27(6): 817–839. Order from:
http://www.springerlink.com/content/l6530133r1063107/?p=4189d6397db64e0dba7b991a5a27ad48&pi=3

Jeynes (2005). A meta-analysis of the relation of parental involvement to urban elementary school student
academic achievement. Urban Education, 40(3): 237-269. Order from:
http://uex.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/40/3/237

Jimerson, S., Egeland, B., & Teo, A. (1999). A longitudinal study of achievement trajectories: Factors
associated with change. Journal of Educational Psychology, 91: 116-126. Order from:
http://content.apa.org/journals/edu/91/1/116

Keith, T., Keith, P., Quirk, K., Sperduto, J., Santillo, S., & Killings, S. (1998). Longitudinal effects of
parent involvement on high school grades: Similarities and differences across gender and ethnic groups
Journal of School Psychology, 36: 335-363. Order from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?
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Sanders, M. G., & Herting, J. R. (2000). Gender and the effects of school, family, and
church support on the academic achievement of African-American urban adolescents. In M. G. Sanders
(Ed.), Schooling students placed at risk: Research, policy, and practice in the education of poor and
minority adolescents. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Sheldon, S. B. (2003). Linking school-family-community partnerships in urban elementary schools to student

achievement on state tests. Urban Review, 35(2): 149-165.

Sheldon, S. B. (2005). Testing a structural equations model of partnership program implementation and parent
involvement. The Elementary School Journal, 106: 171-187.

Sheldon, S. B., & Van Voorhis, F. L. (2004). Partnership programs in U.S. schools: Their development and
relationship to family involvement outcomes. School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 15(2):125-145.

Simon, B. S. (2004). High school outreach and family involvement. Social Psychology of Education, 7:
185-209. Order from: http://www.springerlink.com/content/x83701w4t508x35l/?
p=94b1541753594d009d50a8fc7120e144&pi=4

Trusty, J. (1999). Effects of eighth-grade parental involvement on late adolescents’ educational experiences.
Journal of Research and Development in Education, 32(4): 224–233. Order from:
http://www.periodicals.com/html/ihp_e.html?ej01046

Van Voorhis, F. L. (2003). Interactive homework in middle school: Effects on family involvement and students'
science achievement. Journal of Educational Research, 96 (9): 323-339.

Van Voorhis, F. L. & Sheldon, S. B. (2004). Principals’ roles in the development of U.S. programs of school, family,
and community partnerships. International Journal of Educational Research, 41(1): 55-70.

Community Partnerships

Coleman, J. S., & Hoffer, T. (1987). Public and private high schools: The impact of
communities. New York, NY: Basic Books, Inc.
Department of Defense, Office of Military Child in Transition and Deployment (2006). Toolkit for School
Leaders and Toolkit for Installation Commanders. Available at: www.militarystudent.org

Dryfoos, J. (1998). The rise of the full-service community school. High School Magazine, 6(2): 38-42.

Fitzgerald, J. (1997). Linking school-to-work programs to community economic development in urban

schools. Urban Education, 32(4): 489-511. Order from:
http://uex.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/32/4/489

Hopkins, B., & Wendel, F. (1997). Creating school-community-business partnerships. Bloomington, IN:
Phi Delta Kappan Educational Foundation.

Keith, N. Z. (1996). Can urban school reform and community development be joined? A potential of
community schools. Education and Urban Society, 28(2), p.254. Order from:
http://eus.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/28/2/237

Nasworthy, C., & Rood, M. (1990). Bridging the gap between business and education: Reconciling
expectations for student achievement. Washington, DC: Office of Educational Research and Improvement.

Nettles, S. (1991). Community involvement and disadvantaged students: a review.

Review of Educational Research, Vol. 61(3): 379-406.

Sanders, M. G., (2002). Community involvement in school improvement: The little extra that makes a big
difference. pp. 30-39. In Epstein, et al. (2002) School, family, and community partnerships: Your handbook
for action. Second edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Sanders, M. (2003) Community Involvement in Schools: From Concept to Practice. Education and Urban
Society, vol.35(2), pp.161-180. Order from: http://eus.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/35/2/161

Sanders, M. (2005). Building school-community partnerships: Collaboration for student success. Thousand
Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Sanders, M. G. & Harvey, A. (2002). Beyond the school walls: A case study of principal leadership for
school-community collaboration. Teachers College Record, 104(7), 1345-1368. Order from:
http://www.tcrecord.org/Content.asp?ContentId=10994