Springer Home-School Relations: International Perspectives

Product Description This book examines new directions in home-school relations from an international perspective. Unlike other current literature that concentrates on traditional models of family-school partnerships in Western countries, it focuses on the contributions of immigrant and minority parents, especially those in Asia and South America. This book brings together international scholars who explore home-school relations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Mongolia, Sweden and the United States. From the Back Cover This book examines new directions in home-school relations from an international perspective. Unlike other current literature that concentrates on traditional models of family-school partnerships in Western countries, it focuses on the contributions of immigrant and minority parents, especially those in Asia and South America. This book brings together international scholars who explore home-school relations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Mongolia, Sweden and the United States. About the Author Dr. Yan Guo is a professor of Language and Literacy at the University of Calgary, Canada. Her previous publications include Spotlight on China: Changes in education under China’s market economy (with Shibao Guo, 2016), and Spotlight on China: Chinese education in the globalized world (with Shibao Guo, 2016). She is currently co-editing two book series: Transnational Migration and Education and Spotlight on China.