Equipping Parents

Key Resources

  • Emerson, L., Fear, J., Fox, S., & Sanders. (2011). Survey of Australian parents: parent perspectives on their children’s secondary schooling context.
  • Epstein, J. L. (Ed.). (2002). School, family, and community partnerships: your handbook for action (2nd ed). Thousand Oaks, Ca: Corwin Press.
  • Fann, A., Jarsky, K. M., & McDonough, P. M. (2009). Parent Involvement in the College Planning Process: A Case Study of P-20 Collaboration. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 8(4), 374–393.
  • Fischer, S., Barnes, R. K., & Kilpatrick, S. (2017). Equipping parents to support their children’s higher education aspirations: a design and evaluation tool. Educational Review, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2017.1379472
  • Gale, T., Hattam, R., Comber, B., Tranter, D., Bills, D., Sellar, S., & Parker, S. (2010). Interventions early in school as a means to improve higher education outcomes for disadvantaged students. National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education.
  • Gandara, P., & Moreno, J. (2002). Introduction: the Puente project: issues and perspectives in preparing Latino youth for higher education. Educational  Policy, 16(4), 463–473.
  • Gorinski, R., & Fraser, C. (2006). Literature review on the effective engagement of Pasifika parents and communities in education. [Wellington, N.Z.]: Research Division, Ministry of Education.
  • Villalba, J. A., Gonzalez, L. M., Hines, E. M., & Borders, L. D. (2014). The Latino Parents-Learning About College (LaP-LAC) Program: Educational Empowerment of Latino Families Through Psychoeducational Group Work. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 39(1), 47–70 24p. https://doi.org/10.1080/01933922.2013.859192