Sandell, E. J. 1997. “Parents in the School,” “Parental Involvement Models in Early Childhood Education,” and “Parental Involvement Models in Elementary Education.” In G. W. Olsen, S. F. Hanhan, and M. L. Fuller (Eds.). Home – School Relations. Old Tappan, NJ: Allyn and Bacon, Inc. ISBN 978-0132373388.
For in-service and practicing teachers and for parents as well, Home – School Relations examines the nature of the contemporary family and its relationship to the school, and provides practical advice for developing strong home-school relationships and solid examples of building good home-school partnerships and fostering parent involvement. This textbook discusses the need for educators to have positive working relationships with the students they teach and describes the techniques they must use to understand the families from which their students come. This practical and popular text delves further into the issues facing families today and their effect on families.