National Symposium on Family Issues

Family-School Links: How Do They Affect Educational Outcomes?

The chapters in this volume are based on the presentations and discussions from the second annual National Symposium on Family Issues, held at the Pennsylvania State University October 31-November 1, 1994.

Citation
Booth, Alan and Judith F. Dunn (1996). Family-School Links: How Do They Affect Educational Outcomes?. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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From the Preface
The topic of the links between families and schools and how these affect children's educational achievement encompasses a host of questions, each of key social and educational significance. How far does parental involvement in schools affect children's experiences and achievement at school? What explains the great differences between schools, families, and communities in the extent of such involvement? Are these differences a matter of school practices, or do they reflect much broader social and cultural divisions? What is the nature of the impact of schools on children and their families? And, most importantly, how can family-school partnerships be fostered in a way that helps children?

Key Topics

1. Families and Schools: How Can They Work Together to Promote Children's School Success?

Lead Speaker: Jacquelynn Eccles, University of Michigan

Discussants:

• Sanford Dornbusc, Stanford University
• Norris Haynes, Yale University
• Annette Lareau, Temple University

2. How Do School Processes Affect Children and Their Families?

Lead Speakers: Karl Alexander and Doris Entwisle, Johns Hopkins University

Discussants:

• Thomas Cook, Northwestern University
• Adam Gamoran, University of Wisconsin
• Claude Goldenburg, University of California at Los Angeles

3. How Is Changing Family Structure Affecting School Outcomes?

Lead Speaker: Nicholas Zill, Westat

Discussants:

• Robert Mare, University of Wisconsin
• Elizabeth Menaghan, Ohio State University
• Diane Scott Jones, Temple University

4. Building Research and Policy Agendas: New Directions

Lead Speaker: Joyce Epstein, Johns Hopkins University

Discussants:

• Gary Lloyd, Center for Families in Education, State of Utah, Department of Education
• Oliver Moles, Office of Research, U.S. Department of Education
• Daniel Lichter, The Pennsylvania State University

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