{"product_id":"a-librarians-guide-to-engaging-families-in-learning-paperback","title":"A Librarian's Guide to Engaging Families in Learning - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eM. Elena Lopez\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMargaret Caspe\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eR. Lankes\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublic libraries can increase their impact on knowledge development, innovation, and social change by promoting parent and family engagement in children's learning.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLibraries are increasingly focusing on families. Educational research confirms that family engagement in children's learning and development predicts school readiness, positive social behaviors, high school graduation, interest in STEM careers, and post-secondary education. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Librarian's Guide to Engaging Families in Learning\u003c\/i\u003e will inspire libraries and librarians to innovate and promote family learning from a child's earliest years through adolescence. By bringing together research and practice, it will deepen librarians' understanding of families' role in education and help them to learn new ways to build positive and trusting family partnerships that honor diverse cultures and languages, as well as to develop leadership for community impact. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by thought leaders in the fields of family engagement and library science, each of the three main sections of the book begins with a framework followed by case studies illustrating key concepts of the framework. Cases are followed by reflections from practicing librarians. All chapters focus on practical family engagement in the social infrastructure, lifelong learning, and diversity and social justice.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eM. Elena Lopez\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is an independent researcher on the ecology of learning that includes the home, school, and community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBharat Mehra\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is professor and EBSCO Endowed Chair in Social Justice in the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alabama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Caspe\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is an educator, researcher, and writer who focuses on how families, early childhood programs, schools, and communities support children's learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42099516506247,"sku":"9781440875830","price":109.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/1619db5a25a8bbcfefbd733e7fb78472.webp?v=1732374753","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-librarians-guide-to-engaging-families-in-learning-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}