Other Kinds of Families: Embracing Diversity in Schools (0) [Hardcover]

Tammy Turner-Vorbeck; Monica Miller Marsh (Author, Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 19, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0807748390 | ISBN-13: 978-0807748398

Turner-Vorbeck and Miller Marsh contend that the vast diversity found in schools and society today suggests an urgent need to reconsider the ways in which families are currently represented and addressed in school curriculum and culture. In this important volume, they provide critical and theoretical analyses combined with narrative experiences to address such issues as multi-generational views of the schooling experiences of immigrant families, the educational needs of gay and lesbian families, the representation of adoption and adoptive families in children s literature, and the experiences of homeless students and their families with the educational system.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Other Kinds of Families will enlarge your sense of humanity, encourage you to rethink the meaning and importance of our most intimate relationships, and change forever the way you see families--- everyone else's and your own. --William Ayers, University of Illinois at Chicago

About the Author

Tammy Turner-Vorbeck is a visiting professor of teacher education at Wabash College. Monica Miller Marsh is an associate professor of education at DeSales University. Other contributors include: Lesley Colabucci, Matthew D. Conley, Elizabeth Heilman, Janice Kroeger, Ilyana Marks, A.Y. Ramirez, Lisa Rieger, Teresa J. Rishel, and Tracy Thoennes.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 216 pages
• Publisher: Teachers College Press (October 19, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807748390
• ISBN-13: 978-0807748398
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,095,942 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)